Well, if energy is at the center of our concerns, wouldn’t it be simply great if we could produce work and move people and things at the expense of very little energy? For instance, simply teleporting, Star Trek style!
Quantum physics has been playing with this concept in the realm of information, and now a Japanese physicist believes he can teleport energy. According to MIT, The process of teleportation involves making a measurement on each one [of] an entangled pair of particles. He points out that the measurement on the first particle injects quantum energy into the system. He then shows that by carefully choosing the measurement to do on the second particle, it is possible to extract the original energy.
How could it impact our world, when and if this is achievable beyond theory? It could mean transporting people and goods across distances in a jiffy and without having to spend gallons of diesel or emitting tons of carbon!
It will take some ‘time’ before this is even accomplished in the lab, but is a comforting idea. An exciting one too!
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