Teleportation involves transferring the quantum information of an object to another location without physically moving the object through space. Scientists have successfully teleported photons and quantum information between light and matter. While teleporting an entire human is extremely challenging due to the vast number of quantum bits needed to describe a person, scientists continue to improve teleportation techniques and it may one day be possible to teleport larger objects like humans. Teleportation could enable instant travel and has applications in quantum computing and cryptography.