[VeritatisSplendor]

No it isn't. The theoretical proof by John Bell in 1965 that quantum mechanics entailed entanglement, despite Einstein's criticisms, and the experimental observations of entanglement by Aspect and others in the 70's and 80's, were the amazing discovery.

A characteristic feature of this faster-than-light "entanglement" is that it can NOT be used to transmit information or energy faster than light, and so does not violate Relativity. You can instantaneously affect the state of an entangled particle on the moon, but you CAN'T instantaneously affect OBSERVABLE properties; the most you can do is change the random sequence your counterpart on the moon is seeing to a DIFFERENT random sequence, but it will still look random to him. Nothing in the posted article contradicts this.

[Doc On The Bay]

1965 IS NOT 2003!

'Hold you're Hats,!"--- "BIG STUFF IS COMING!!"

[RightWhale]

the most you can do is change the random sequence your counterpart on the moon is seeing to a DIFFERENT random sequence, but it will still look random to him.

The observed state is polarization. Another experiment has shown it is not necessary to destroy the receiving photon in order to read it. This phenomenon may turn out be useful.