Beam me up Scottie!

[JimAde]

Hm.. I think I'd have to disagree. I only skimmed the article, but it seemed to be about quantum entanglement. That gives us a system like others are discussing here, a "disassemble and make a duplicate" sort of thing (which suffers from the continuity problem.... wee). This is useless for transporting raw materials - you'd have to have raw materials on site to construct whatever's beaming in.

If you think about it though, the only thing being teleported here is information. Quantum entanglement gives us instantaneous information transmission. This, of course, means really fast pr0n.

--Impeesa--

So in order to teleport somebody by just transferring a pattern, you have to have a mechanism to to atom by atom construction (at least) in just about zero-time (won't do to have half your body built, then have a pause while the machine works out how to proceed).

I know they're working on atomic-level assemblers, but I don't think I'll have to worry about which planet to spend my retirement on.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

The subject is interesting for sure. Quantum computers seem to be the most probable thing to arise from this; but Star Trek teleportation? Hum...

True. It'd be a tossup as to which is more probable from a realistic, real-world POV: breaking the speed of light (warp drive) or transporters.

 

[Ranger REG]

True. It'd be a tossup as to which is more probable from a realistic, real-world POV: breaking the speed of light (warp drive) or transporters.

Whichever feel safer to move us humans from one destination to another ... in one whole piece.

I gotta say, Bones had the right sentiment about scrambling molecules. That and Jeff Goldblum's The Fly and The Fly 2.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Whichever feel safer to move us humans from one destination to another ... in one whole piece.

I gotta say, Bones had the right sentiment about scrambling molecules. That and Jeff Goldblum's The Fly and The Fly 2.

Neither seems a viable option at the moment. Spaceflight is only for exploration not anything else right now and "beaming up" is only a pipe dream.

And you forgot about President Skroob from Spaceballs...

 

[Angel Tarragon]

And you forgot about President Skroob from Spaceballs...

Just got the new DVD, its great!