Entry #14: Light Speed

A group of Harvard professors led by Professor Eric Mazur have created a material that can "squeeze" light. What this means is that the light can be made to go faster. Mazur predicts that with this new material and using light in stead of electrons then things such as computers or telecommunication can be vastly improved. Light doesn't waste as much energy and is much faster. Their work is still in development but just creating this new material which can manipulate light is a big first step to improving what we think of electronics now a days.

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