THERE IS NOTHING WRONG HERE

Do you remember one of the physical constants you learned in school? Light travels at a constant speed and can not be changed -186,000 m/sec. Well now we have to teach students that is not true. Lene Hau of Harvard has been able to stop light, move an imprint of it, and start it again.

Listen to Dr. Hau on NPR here or go the web site for her lab to see a demonstration here.

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