Teleportation

Teleportation is the process of traveling between locations via point-to-point spatial movement. This is an ability that can be generated through various hi-tech devices, but may also be used as a super-power. The science fiction genre is replete with endless tools, devices and theories used to effect instantaneous travel.

On Star Trek, members of the Federation Starfleet use transporter technology to "beam" from one location to another. This process is done by breaking a body of matter down to it's molecular components, transporting them via a carrier wave and then reconstituting them back itno their original form at the destination point.

In the Stargate franchise, the main characters can travel to distant worlds through the use of a Stargate portal (or Chappa'ai). By keying a set of coordinates as a gate address, people can enter the aperture of the portal and reappear nearly instantaneously at another Stargate portal in a fixed position.

On the NBC television series Heroes, the character of Hiro Nakamura had the ability to instantly teleport from his wherever he was at to any location he desired just by concentrating intently on it. In his very first appearance, Hiro was shown teleporting into the ladies room at a lounge and, more ambitiously, teleporting himself all of the way from Tokyo, Japan to New York City, New York.