Scientists in China have transmitted quantum bits, or qubits, over a record distance of 97 km, or roughly 60 miles. This is more than six times the distance of the previous record of 16 km, set by another team of Chinese researchers in May of 2010, as reported in Nature.com. The results represent a step toward the establishment of a global quantum network, and the methods used in the experiment could be utilized for satellite-based quantum communications, the scientists said.
Physicists do not have a conceptual explanation for this effect. They have only the math from an abstract mathematical wave function. For people who want a better conceptual understanding, I recommend reading:
http://scripturalphysics.org/qm/qmconcpt.htm#EPR
For the space travel implications, I recommend:
http://scripturalphysics.org/4v4a/ADVPROP.html#GeometrySpaceTimeMotion
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Quantum Teleportation Leaps to New Distance Record
Posted by: Richard Adhikari May 16, 2012 01:21 PMScientists in China have transmitted quantum bits, or qubits, over a record distance of 97 km, or roughly 60 miles. This is more than six times the distance of the previous record of 16 km, set by another team of Chinese researchers in May of 2010, as reported in Nature.com. The results represent a step toward the establishment of a global quantum network, and the methods used in the experiment could be utilized for satellite-based quantum communications, the scientists said.
http://scripturalphysics.org/qm/qmconcpt.htm#EPR
For the space travel implications, I recommend:
http://scripturalphysics.org/4v4a/ADVPROP.html#GeometrySpaceTimeMotion