Beam Me Up! Quantum Teleportation A Reality?

The Pentagon says teleportation is not out of the realm of possibility. What Capt. Kirk and his "Star Trek" crew accomplished in virtually every show. Modern man vanishing in Washington and reappearing seconds later in Tora Bora, or wherever else he might need to go.Fueled by private research in Austria and Italy verifying quantum teleportation (transferring properties of one quantum particle to another, regardless of distance), Uncle Sam has been examining this previously unthinkable mode of transportation. And why stop with one being? Why not beam entire troop divisions and their tanks to distant places -- or even galaxies? Sound impossible? Not to the military minds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, home of stealth and laser technology, and researchers at Edwards Air Force Base in California, which last year completed the Air Force Teleportation Physics Study - detailing theoretical methods leading to the physical teleportation of objects and people.The other day, Reporters reviewed the U.S. military's special report on the study, in which lead author Eric W. Davis praises Edwards Air Force Base Air Force Research Laboratory senior scientist Dr. Franklin B. Mead Jr. for his "professionalism and excellent rapport with 'out of the box' thinkers, (which) excites and motivates serious exploration into advanced concepts that push the envelope of knowledge and discovery." A press conference will be held this week to announce the results of the first private-sector analysis of the military's study, specifically examining post-Sept. 11 national security implications. Speakers will appear - arriving on foot, for now.