Folded-space transport

The folded-space transporter was a special type of used by the Ansata, that functioned by dimensional shift. However, constant use of the inverter was lethal to a few species, like the Rutians. 

Folded-space transporters were also used by the Simpsons, despite the fact the Simpsons were a pre-warp civilization. It was first used on Simpson's Planet by Professor Frink to kidnap T'Val away from the RIS.


 * ''It is unclear whether the Simpsons were affected by the transporter the same way