A couple of years ago scientists teleported a photon of light, and what you said is correct they did it by destroying it one location and causing it to be recreated in another location 88 miles away. The idea for now is to be able to transfer information and data at a near instant speed. The goal is that this will one day be how the internet and cell phones will be connected in a global high speed network. For more info google "canary islands teleporter"