Bursts of Light Brought To Rest in Historic Experiments

January 19, 2001  Two separate experimental groups have successfully slowed laser light pulses to a complete stop, then later releasing them.  These results are expected to have great import in the nascent fields of quantum computing and quantum cryptography.   BBC Article.

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Lene Hau Harvard
BBC caption: Dr Lene Hau has worked to make light travel slower and slower