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Scientists freeze pulse of light

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Physicists say they have brought light to a complete halt for a fraction of a second and then sent it on its way, an achievement that could some day help scientists develop powerful new computers. "In that work, light pulses were technically "stored" briefly when individual particles of light, or photons, were taken up by atoms in a gas."

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