thats kind of cool!
never thougth it would happen, well at least any time soon anyway
So this is old.
Scientists have managed to slow down and speed up light. It's not exactly breaking news.
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Old news? Then why haven't I heard of it? o_O
Then you haven't been paying attention. ;o
I've heard about slowing down light before.
I just love the whole topic of light. Its a topic most people don't really think much about.
Interesting. Very interesting.
Well woop-de-do. Still no flying cars, lazer guns or space ships that can go the speed of light.
I heard they could almost make it stop completely. Almost.
It must be awesome to turn on a flashlight, then outrun the beam.
IIRC it's an experiment with the "group velocity" exceeding the speed of light. However, this won't help the case of FTL (faster-than-light) communication or travel at all.