https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1211.2892/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4789398urn:hackerpapers:mention:1211.2892:4789398Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:49:29 GMT<p>I need to catch up on my quantum physics, every time I read that someone pulled off quantum teleportation I&#x27;m disappointed when I read the line &quot;here we realize quantum teleportation between two remote atomic-ensemble quantum memory nodes, each composed of 100 million rubidium atoms and connected by a 150-meter optical fiber&quot; taken from the source article. http://arxiv.org/abs/1211.2892 I know there&#x27;s a difference between what they did and regular fiber optics. It just doesn&#x27;t seem to be quite the same. Can it be done without the interconnecting material? If not it&#x27;s really useless. When I…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1211.2892/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>quant-ph