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In tiny supercooled clouds, physicists exchange light and matter
02-07-2007 · EurekAlert!Physicists have for the first time stopped and extinguished a light pulse in one part of space and then revived it in a completely separate location. They accomplished this feat by completely converting the light pulse into matter that travels between the two locations and is subsequently changed back to light.Matter, unlike light, can easily be manipulated, and the experiments provide a powerful means to control optical information.
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