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IBM has created a new chip to slow down light. The photonic silicon waveguide slows down light to approx. 620 Mph, relatively slow compared with its normal 186,000 Mph. This will help pave the way for optical computing, which should be hitting the shelves sometime in 2007 (according to Luxtera).

Ah, who didn’t think of this years ago? Well, one day my brain and the world will unite to come up with a new idea. Perhaps it will involve lottery number analysis or trading…but some day…I’ll create something great (who knows, maybe it’ll just be kids…and kids are the greatest thing since sliced bread).

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