Harry Coumnas Talks about the Possibility of Human Teleportation

We all know the “Beam me up” catchphrase from the famous Star Trek series that’s basically the command issued when a character wants to teleport from any remote location back to the Starship Enterprise. According to scientist Harry Coumnas, while human teleportation only exists in science fiction, teleportation is possible in the sub-atomic world of quantum mechanics; however not exactly the way it is depicted on television. Teleportation, in the quantum world, involves transportation of information instead of transportation of matter.

Almost a year ago, Harry Coumnas confirmed that any kind of information can be passed between photons on the computer chips even if the photons aren’t physically linked. According to his recent research, teleportation is also possible between electrons. He has explored some new ways to create quantum-mechanical interactions between the distant electrons. Many believe that Harry’s research on teleportation is a crucial step in improving quantum computing as it has the potential for revolutionizing technology, medicine, as well as science by offering more efficient and faster processors & sensors. 

Harry Coumnas has also demonstrated ‘quantum teleportation’ using electro-magnetic photons in order to create remotely entangled qubits’ pairs. However, qubits that are made from individual electrons are also promising for transmitting information in semi-conductors. According to Coumnas, individuals electrons are promising qubits as they easily interact with each other & individual electron qubits in semi-conductors are scalable as well. It is important to note that creating long distance interactions between the electrons is important for quantum computing. Harry says that creating entangled electron qubits’ pairs spanning long distance, which is needed for teleportation, has been challenging as photons propagate naturally over a long distance while electrons are usually confined to only one place.