Trapping Light In A ‘Tornado’ Could Have Major Implications

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In order to continue development of smaller, more useful particle accelerators and build upon optical computing and data transmission, scientists will need to be able to better manipulate the transmission of light. Building on prior research, a team led by Bo Zhen from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology now has a better understanding of how light can be stopped and manipulated. Zhen is the lead author of the paper, which was published in the journal Physical Review Letters.