Science & Technology

Star Trek teleporation 'should be possible'

By T.K. Randall
May 30, 2014

Image: Star Trek Transporter Room
Credit: Mobilus In Mobili / CC BY-SA 2.0 (adapted) The experiment, which involved teleporting information encoded in to sub-atomic particles, was carried out by Professor Ronald Hanson and his team from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

"What we are teleporting is the state of a particle," he said. "If you believe we are nothing more than a collection of atoms strung together in a particular way, then in principle it should be possible to teleport ourselves from one place to another."While this latest breakthrough is only a tiny step towards the type of science fiction teleportation seen in TV shows such as Star Trek, Hanson maintains that while potentially impractical, building a working teleporter should eventually be possible.

"I would not rule it out because there's no fundamental law of physics preventing it," he said.

Source: MSN

Tags: Teleportation, Star Trek