Researchers Working On Crystallizing Light

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday September 11, 2014 @07:54AM from the tripping-on-the-light-fantastic dept.

An anonymous reader writes Researchers at Princeton University have begun crystallizing light as part of an effort to answer fundamental questions about the physics of matter. The researchers are not shining light through crystal – they are transforming light into crystal. As part of an effort to develop exotic materials such as room-temperature superconductors, the researchers have locked together photons, the basic element of light, so that they become fixed in place. "It's something that we have never seen before," said Andrew Houck, one of the researchers. "This is a new behavior for light."

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Been able to buy this for Years by Anonymous Coward · 2014-09-11 07:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Just go to the local grocery & get some "Crystal Light" tastes pretty good too.
Finally!! by Anonymous Coward · 2014-09-11 07:59 · Score: 5, Funny

I can now run faster than light! :)
The Switch by chinton · 2014-09-11 08:09 · Score: 5, Funny

We've secretly replaced their regular coffee with light crystals... Let's see if they notice.
Re:Sounds familiar by Zalbik · 2014-09-11 08:35 · Score: 4, Funny

What's the operating principles of a Heisenberg Compensator?
Easy: "I'm not in the meth business. I'm in the empire business."
I may be confusing Heisenberg's though.