we cannot teach others by casting them aside, we must find love enough to show them a better way. As we ourselves may one day need another to show us the same
Teleportation just moved closer to reality. A quantum breakthrough has successfully demonstrated electron teleportation.
But it raises a chilling philosophical question: would you survive the trip?
In a major leap for quantum mechanics, National Science Foundation-funded researchers from the University of Rochester and Purdue University have successfully demonstrated the teleportation of quantum information between distant electrons.
Since the 1990s, scientists have been able to teleport photons, but extending this capability to electrons—which act as qubits in semiconductor chips—is a massive breakthrough for the scalability of quantum computing.
By leveraging quantum entanglement, the phenomenon Albert Einstein famously called 'spooky action at a distance,' researchers transmitted characteristics of an electron's quantum state without physically moving any matter. This discovery lays a solid foundation for faster, more secure quantum networks.
However, as the technology advances toward the theoretical possibility of teleporting complex, multi-atom matter—including humans—it introduces profound existential dilemmas. Quantum teleportation does not physically transport an object's physical atoms; instead, it transmits precise quantum state information to reconstruct a perfect replica at the destination while completely destroying the original. This process has sparked an intense philosophical debate, with physicists warning that using such a machine would effectively mean death for the traveler, leaving only a replicant on the other side. As quantum boundaries continue to expand, humanity may soon have to decide whether the benefits of instant transit are worth the ultimate existential risk.
source: Qiao, H., Kandel, Y. P., Manikandan, S. K., Jordan, A. N., Fallahi, S., Gardner, G. C., Manfra, M. J., & Nichol, J. M. Conditional teleportation of quantum-dot spin states. Nature Communications, 11(1), 1-9.
Not every arrow is meant to strike a target, you release it into the sky guided only by hope, trusting there is still a reason to keep aiming forward.
Traditional piece made with color markers (Ohuhu) for @ArcherEmberpelt
Made during FWA's Artists Alley
Deep in the mangrove swamps of Florida the Great Egret performs Courtship Displays similar to the Ghost Orchid blooming.
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Last year, the strongest earthquake of 2025 struck off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia and it seemed to last forever.
It was a massive magnitude 8.8 quake with the epicentre about 110 to 150 kilometres southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
It occurred in a subduction zone where the Pacific Plate is sliding beneath the Okhotsk Plate, sending strong seismic waves through the region.
Tsunami warnings were issued across the Pacific, including Japan, Alaska and Hawaii, and aftershocks have continued since.
Even for Kamchatka, which is used to major quakes, this one stood out as the strongest globally since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and among the largest ever recorded.
Psalm 42:11 KJV
[11] Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; For I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
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@SenMarkKelly It's not difficult to arrive at this conclusion from outside. Given the volume of ordinance used since President Trump took office. Coupled with knowledge of current shortages. It would be most difficult to replenish in a timely manner 🙏🕊♥️