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August 14, 2013

Researchers Slow Light to a Crawl in Liquid Crystal Matrix
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2013
Light traveling in a vacuum is the Universe's ultimate speed demon, racing along at approximately 300,000 kilometers per second. Now scientists have found an effective new way to put a speed bump in light's path. Reported in The Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal Optics Express, researchers from France and China embedded dye molecules in a liquid crystal matrix to throttle the group velocity of light back to less than one billionth of its top speed. The team says the ability to slow light ... read more

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				Three Chinese found murdered in Afghan capital: officials Three Chinese citizens have been shot dead in their apartment in the Afghan capital while one of two others who were missing has been found alive, officials said Saturday. ... more		Chinese ships enter disputed waters: Japan coastguard Four Chinese government ships entered disputed waters in the East Asia Sea at the centre of a bitter row with Tokyo on Saturday, the Japanese coastguard said. ... more

Taiwan's Ma to start foreign tour with discreet US stopover Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou departed Sunday for a tour of Paraguay and the Caribbean but has tried to keep a US stopover low-key to avoid upsetting China, officials said. ... more		China issues guidelines to prevent wrong court judgements China for the first time has issued guidelines aimed at preventing wrongful or unjust court judgements in response to high-profile judicial scandals, state media reported Tuesday. ... more		N. Korean leader orders 'mass production' of attack drones Strike hits south Beirut after evacuation warning; 20 militants killed in Israel strikes on Syria Hezbollah says fired missiles at Israel air base south of Tel Aviv		Typhoon Utor brings gales to Hong Kong on way to China Offices and public transport shut down in Hong Kong Wednesday as Typhoon Utor brought gales and heavy rain to the Chinese city after leaving four dead in the Philippines. ... more
				Hackers attack exiled Tibet government website Hackers have attacked the Tibetan government-in-exile's Chinese-language website, installing an unidentified piece of malware which could have compromised the computers of users, a spokesman and a security expert said Tuesday. ... more		New Zealand PM to make milk scare apology in China New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday he will visit Beijing later this year to personally apologise to Chinese consumers over the Fonterra milk botulism scare. ... more

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				Beijing man builds rock villa on top of apartment tower An eccentric Beijing resident has built a huge house among what looks like a pile of rocks dotted with trees on top of a 26-storey apartment block in the capital, reports said Monday. ... more		Chad suspends Chinese oil company for environmental violations Chad said Tuesday it had suspended all operations of the local unit of China National Petroleum Corporation for flagrant violations of environmental regulations while exploring for crude. ... more

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