I read the article and am not impressed. It basically states that the info
of one atom is copied onto another atom. This is not the same as taking
that atom apart (turning it to energy) and transferring it to the new local
and reassembling it. All in all its just an atom photocopier... for now.

Prometheus Xex

"Ka30P" wrote in message
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Isn't this just too cool?!
k :-)

Headline: Almost like sci-fi story, scientists teleport atoms
By Kenneth Chang
The New York Times
Jun 17, 2004
Two teams of scientists reported Wednesday that they had for the first
time
teleported individual atoms, taking the characteristics of one atom and
imprinting them on a second.

Story can be found he
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/cus...ort17061704jun
17,0,1973190.story?coll=sfla-news-fringe