In the science fiction show, Star Trek, teleportation is a regular and significant feature. But how much time and power is required to send the data needed to teleport a human being?
University of Leicester physics students James Nelms, Declan Roberts, Suzanne Thomas and David Starkey have calculated the answer to this very question.
A group of four fourth year MPhys students have calculated that the energy required to teleport one person is shown to be dependent on bandwidth -- which means a decrease in time creates an increase in power consumption.
Their paper, "Travelling by Teleportation," was published in the latest volume of the University of Leicester's Journal of Physics Special Topics.
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