Imagine if one day, you could transport from your kitchen to a theme park on the other side of the world in just a matter of seconds. Or that you could get home from school in the blink of an eye. For a long time, teleportation has been a dream of fantasy and science-fiction writers – but is it a vision only for films and TV shows, or could it be possible one day for humans to teleport?
Travel without moving
Teleporting is the act of transporting a person or object from one place to another, without actually travelling through the space between those two points. In the TV show Star Trek, when members of the crew on board the starship Enterprise want to travel somewhere, they can be “beamed” to a different location in moments. This style of teleportation works by recording the information of every molecule in someone’s body, transmitting the information, and then reassembling all of the molecules at a different location. Meanwhile, in the magical Marvel universe, the powerful sorcerer Doctor Strange can create
Taking the shortcut
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Camera Obscura
Imagine stepping inside a dark room, where the only source of light comes through one small hole in the wall.
MANCHESTER SCIENCE FESTIVAL
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Are ghosts real?
Plenty of people believe in ghosts, but it's hard to find proof.
SMASH STEREOTYPES
In an extract from his prize-winning book, scientist and writer Adam Rutherford shows you how to use the power of science to fight racism. This chapter, titled Myth-Busting, is all about sport.
Animal awareness
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Hamza Yassin
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WILDLIFE WATCH
Ben Hoare goes on a safari from his sofa to discover how nature documentaries are made.
Big bum breakthrough
A team of researchers who found out that mammals can breathe through their bottoms have won a prize at the lg Nobel awards.
A jaw-dropping undersea snap
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