teleportation
noun
tele·por·ta·tion
ˌte-lə-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
1
: the act or process of moving an object or person by psychokinesis
2
in fiction
: instantaneous travel between two locations without crossing the intervening space
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The Slender Man character is believed to have originated in an illustration from 2009 of a tall, thin man with tentacle-like arms and abilities including mind control and teleportation.
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Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
That in and of itself is not quantum teleportation.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
How does this become an important lever in quantum teleportation?
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Call of Duty players will be able to access charge jump, electric shockwave, laser vision, and teleportation powers in-game with various Temp V cartridges.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 July 2023
The film explores the tragic romance between scientist Seth (Jeff Goldblum) and journalist Ronnie (Geena Davis), whose relationship becomes complicated when Seth accidentally fuses himself with a housefly while experimenting with a teleportation device.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023
Things like superposition, entanglement, and even teleportation all seem possible when things go quantum.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
Hence the name teleportation, first demonstrated in the 1990s.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2023
And then there are the kitty cats, starting with Kamala’s tabby, who comes along with her on that first teleportation and vomits out a hairball of writhing purple tentacles, which swallow up whatever’s around them before snapping back into the cat’s mouth.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
That in and of itself is not quantum teleportation.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
How does this become an important lever in quantum teleportation?
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Call of Duty players will be able to access charge jump, electric shockwave, laser vision, and teleportation powers in-game with various Temp V cartridges.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 July 2023
The film explores the tragic romance between scientist Seth (Jeff Goldblum) and journalist Ronnie (Geena Davis), whose relationship becomes complicated when Seth accidentally fuses himself with a housefly while experimenting with a teleportation device.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023
Things like superposition, entanglement, and even teleportation all seem possible when things go quantum.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
Hence the name teleportation, first demonstrated in the 1990s.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2023
And then there are the kitty cats, starting with Kamala’s tabby, who comes along with her on that first teleportation and vomits out a hairball of writhing purple tentacles, which swallow up whatever’s around them before snapping back into the cat’s mouth.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
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