Scientists have demonstrated long-distance 'quantum teleportation' – the instant transfer of units of quantum information known as qubits – for the first time. Quantum teleportation, therefore, is the transfer of quantum states from one location to the other. The findings of the project are crucial to hopes of a future quantum internet as well as pushing the boundaries of what scientists known about the quantum realm. The power of a quantum computer running on quantum internet will likely exceed the speeds of the world's current most sophisticated supercomputers by around 100 trillion times. 'People on social media are asking if they should sign up for a quantum internet provider (jokingly of course),' Professor Spiropulu told Motherboard.

Source: Daily Mail December 22, 2020 12:16 UTC