Quantum Teleportation of a complete logic operation achieved by physicists
Researchers have successfully used quantum teleportation to transfer a complete quantum logic operation from one ion to another — a significant step towards the development of a large scale quantum computer.
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have successfully teleported a computer circuit instruction known as a quantum logic operation between two separated ions — electrically charged atoms. The test demonstrates how quantum computer programs could carry out tasks in future large-scale quantum networks.
Quantum teleportation refers to the transfer of data from one quantum system — in this case, an ion — to another. This can be carried out even if the two systems are completely isolated from each other, like two books in the basements of separate buildings.
The difference between this real-life form of teleportation and something that would be seen in Star Trek or other sci-fi is in quantum teleportation only information, not…
