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Scientists "Teleport" Quantum Information One Meter 107

Posted by timothy on Thursday January 29, 2009 @06:12PM from the teleport-a-child-and-we'll-be-impressed dept.

the4thdimension writes "While we may not be beaming up to the Enterprise anytime soon, a team of scientists from the University of Maryland and the University of Michigan have managed to teleport information between two atoms up to a meter apart. Until this point, only very tiny distances were able to be traveled. However, using a complicated system of photons, ions, lasers, and electromagnetics, scientists have managed to 'teleport' information contained on one atom to another atom that is in a separate sealed container. This can lead to a wide range of developments in computing and communications." Update: 01/29 22:29 GMT by T : Sorry, it's a dupe, but today's article in Time is better reading than the abstract anyhow.

Comment Re:What about after University / What about Ruckus (Score 1) 375

by averyfisher on Thursday December 04, 2008 @11:57PM (#25998801) Attached to: Warner Music Pushing Music Tax For Universities

I realize everything is DRM'd, but I've been an alumnus for over a year and still have access legally. I dislike DRM as much as the next guy, but if i have a source of unlimited, free music, DRM'd or not, I'm going to use it.

Comment What about after University / What about Ruckus (Score 3, Insightful) 375

by averyfisher on Thursday December 04, 2008 @10:27PM (#25998097) Attached to: Warner Music Pushing Music Tax For Universities

What happens to the file-swapper after they graduate? Their identity is compromised, their activities documented, and they would be ripe for a lawsuit after graduation, no?

Why not allow service providers to perform this service and actually grant a license? I have unfettered access to ruckus.com through my university e-mail, and that works just fine more me.

Submission + - FAA gets a big-screen touch screen

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Matt

on Saturday September 08, 2007 @08:57AM

Matt writes: "Northrop Grumman best known for missile systems and other military gear for many years has been selling the TouchTable as part of what it calls an "integrated collaboration environment." They delivered their TouchTable to the Federal Aviation Administration last month and will showcase their technologies next week at a defense conference in London. There are two versions of the TouchTable; one with an 84-inch screen (1600x1200 resolution), the other with a 45-inch screen (1920x1080 resolution). Moving a hand across the surface pans the display, two fingers moving apart zooms it out, and two fingers moving together zooms it in. This simple interface allows users to easily change a view from miles above the Earth to a detailed layout of a single city block."

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