Teleportation

Definition: Teleportation is the instant transfer ofUniversity successfully teleported a laser beam.
matter from one point to another. TeleportationThe most recent successful teleportation
has been widely utilized in works of science fiction,experiment took place on October 4, 2006 at the
it also appears in physical theories.Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark. Dr.
Teleportation, is it a dream, a science fiction or aEugene Polzik and his team teleported information
bed time story!stored in a laser beam into a cloud of atoms.
According to what we watch from moviesAccording to Polzik, "It is one step further
produced by Hollywood and TV episodes,because for the first time it involves teleportation
teleportation seems to be more than just abetween light and matter, two different objects.
science fiction or bed time story.One is the carrier of information and the other
Ever since mankind started exploring space, heone is the storage medium". The information was
started considering his transport methods toteleported about 1.6 feet (half a meter).
overcome the obstacles of endless distances thatQuantum teleportation holds promise for quantum
separate him from the rest of the universe.computing. These experiments are important in
Many theories have been developed through thedeveloping networks that can distribute quantum
ages and across the world. Many are still studiedinformation.  A Professor of University of Wales
till this modern time. And the issue is being takenBangor, Samuel Braunstein, called such a network
even more and more seriously bya "quantum Internet." This technology may have
astro-physicists.a future use to build a quantum computer that
The word "teleportation" was first applied in earlyhas data transmission rates many times faster
1930's by an american writer "Charles Fort" tothan today's most powerful computers.
describe the strange disappearances andWhat is most fascinating is the fact that Quran
appearances of anomalies, which he suggestedmentioned teleportation over one thousand four
may be connected. He joined the Greek prefixhundred years ago.
tele- (meaning "distant") to the Latin verb portareIt says and I quote: AL Namle, the ant, surat 27:"
(meaning "to carry").Solomon saying:" (38 to 40: And he said: O' nobles,
Scientists are currently experimenting on such awhich of you will bring to me her throne, before
method of travel, combining properties ofthey sue for peace?' One audacious among the
telecommunications and transportation to achieveJinn replied: ‘I will bring it to you before you
a system called teleportation. In this article, yourise from your seat. I am strong enough and
will learn about experiments that have actuallyfaithfull.'
achieved teleportation with photons, and how weBut he who had knowledge of the book, said: I will
might be able to use teleportation to travelbring it to you before your gaze comes back to
anywhere, at anytime.you.'
Teleportation involves dematerialization of anAnd when he saw it set before him, Sulayman
object at one point, and sending details of itssaid: This is a favor from my Lord with which He
atomic configuration to another location, where itwould test me whether I am grateful or
will be reconstructed. In an attempt to eliminateungrateful…  ).
time and space factor from travel – toThis actually refers to King Solomon when he
achieve an instant transportation to any desiredrequested from his companions if any of them
location, without crossing physical distance.was able to bring the throne of queen Saba to
In 1993, an announcement by the prominenthim, which was over 5000 km away.  One of
physicist "Charles Bennett" teleported teleportationJinn claimed he can bring it before Solomon rises
from science fiction into theoretical scienceup from his seat, while another more
possibility when He and a team of researchers atknowledgeable being (probably Thoth or an angelic
IBM confirmed that quantum teleportation wasbeing) stated that he can bring that throne before
possible, but only if the original object beingSolomon completes his blink of an eye.
teleported was destroyed. This revelation, first"Instant communication" It is a clear indication that
announced by "Bennett" at an annual meeting ofin those days, the days of Solomon he and
the American Physical Society in March 1993, wasothers believed in teleportation otherwise why
followed by a report on his findings in March 29,would a king asks for such a request to be
1993 issue of Physical Review Letters. Since thatfulfilled. Then we have the fact that an
time, experiments using photons have provenanonymous being successfully brought the throne
that quantum teleportation is in fact possible.to Solomon.
A group of American and European scientistsYet again, ancient history, theology, mythology
successfully experimented on teleporting aand modern science share the same interests and
photon, an energy particle, carrying light afterexplore the same possibilities, I dare to say
reading its atomic structure and sending itsscience in here because Quran describes that
information across approximately one meter ofanonymous being  as a man of knowledge and
coaxial cable and create a replica of that photon.not magic, (But he who had knowledge of the
After that the original photon did not exist oncebook ).
the replica was made.Without the past there is no present, with no
In 2002, researchers at the Australian Nationalpresent there would be no future.