Phys.org has reported that scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a new study, published in Optica, that has broken the record for the distance travelled by 'teleported' quantum information in light particles,

The light particles travelled more than 100 km of optical fiber, which was four times as long as the last record. However, other scientists have teleported quantum particles further in free space as opposed to fiber-optic lines.

As per Yahoo! News, in Quantum teleportation, the quantum states of an object are captured and then the information is transmitted to another area immediately, mainly recreating the exact object in another space.

Marty Stevens of NIST said that they were able to achieve it because of the advanced single-photon detector made by the company.

He said, "Only about 1 percent of photons make it all the way through 100 km of fiber. We never could have done this experiment without these new detectors, which can measure this incredibly weak signal".

Stevens has claimed that the study findings have a lot of potential and is more beneficial in comparison to the previous quantum teleportation efforts that used free space.

Stevens added that if an individual wants quantum teleportation in the real world, for instance from one city to another, then the individual might not necessarily have a direct line-of-sight between two locations, and wouldn't be willing to work at night only, thus fiber optics could be more feasible.

According to Live Science, scientists have been doing experiment with quantum teleportation since 1998, and the study results might be used for developing more secure Internet connections.