Physicists propose the first scheme to teleport the memory of an organism

In "Star Trek", a transporter can teleport a person from one location to a remote location without actually making the journey along the way. Such a transporter has fascinated many people. Quantum teleportation shares several features of the transporter and is one of the most important protocols in quantum information.

In a recent study ("Quantum superposition, entanglement, and state teleportation of a microorganism on an electromechanical oscillator"), Prof. Tongcang Li at Purdue University and Dr. Zhang-qi Yin at Tsinghua University proposed the first scheme to use electromechanical oscillators and superconducting circuits to teleport the internal quantum state (memory) and center-of-mass motion state of a microorganism.

They also proposed a scheme to create a Schrödinger's cat state in which a microorganism can be in two places at the same time. This is an important step towards potentially teleporting an organism in future.