Dimensions are physical. Dimensional Teleportation/travel between dimensions/whatever is possible and can be done in hardly any time at all, as seen with the Aralangs, if done right, but it DOES take up A LOT of power. (See this topic:
http://shatteredplanes.com/forum/index.php?topic=369.0) You're right in saying that travel between Parallel Universes would be the better alternative. This never seemed to cost the Aralangs nearly as much power, considering they meshed their forces, combining strengths with parallel Aralangs to create a larger army.
That said, travel between parallel universes has always required some sort of "bridge" or link. Some way to connect to the other universe. A wormhole or something. We've always said that the probability is greatly higher that, picked at random, visiting another universe would mean reaching one that has no life in it. Only a handful of universes likely hold parallel life to our own. So, this makes your technology all the more favorable as you are not likely to encounter unfavorable results, such as warping into a battle of some sorts in the secondary universe.
This will still require energy, but not as much as Dimensions, and it does cause distance to be a constant. And that aside, Jump Drives are quicker than this all together so I don't see what the big deal is.
Atomic and Molecular Scanner and Duplication... assuming it probably uses exotic particles, no? Regardless, approved.
