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Re: Fwd: Quantum device brings end to the "World Wide Wait"

  • From: Marc Hurst
  • Date: Wed Apr 01 13:19:06 1998

Actually the Bell labs website has quite an extensive slab of info on 
this work-up, it appears it ports to optical and wireless technologies.

Just do a search on "quantum" when you get there.

THZ's man.... cooool.

On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Chris Parker wrote:

> At 09:31 AM 4/1/98 -0500, Alex \"Mr. Worf\" Yuriev wrote:
> >
> >On Wed, 1 Apr 1998 [email protected] wrote:
> >
> >Happy fools day :)
> 
> Well actually, this is not all a hoax.  The method described in the message
> is known as Quantum Teleportation.  It is being seriously researched and
> has been demonstrated in controlled experiments.  The following links
> will take you to sites that describe the theory better than I ever could.
> I only study Quantum Physics for fun.  :)  It is a real effect, and while
> the story is based in reality, the announcement that Lucent has succesfully
> built a device that uses this method of communication is quite doubtful
> though.  The following links are however, not hoaxes.  We have nothing to
> fear, as this technology is still quite a ways from actual commercial use.
> 
> 
> http://www.research.ibm.com/quantuminfo/teleportation/
> 
> 
> http://www.sciam.com/explorations/122297teleport/index.html
> 
> >Alex
> 
> -Chris
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