'Solid' Light Could Compute Previously Unsolvable Problems (IMAGE)

Princeton University, Engineering School

'Solid' Light Could Compute Previously Unsolvable Problems

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Oscillations of photons create an image of frozen light. At first, photons in the experiment flow easily between two superconducting sites, producing the large waves shown at left. After a time, the scientists cause the light to "freeze," trapping the photons in place. Fast oscillations on the right of the image are evidence of the new trapped behavior.

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Princeton University

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