Where Are We At With Teleportation – Will It Ever Be A Reality?

Image credit: Upklyak via Magnific. Article by Dr. Alfredo Carpineti. IFL Science – May 4, 2026.

The idea of teleportation is probably evoking the famous phrase “Beam me up, Scotty!” right about now. However, that is not quite right, for multiple reasons. First of all, nobody ever actually said that exact phrase during the original Star Trek TV series or subsequent movies. Secondly, but more relevant to this deep dive, there is only one type of teleportation that does exist – and that’s not what it’s all about. To understand why Star Trek-style transport is not possible with our current knowledge, we will need to boldly go into the quantum world. […]

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