[Scgeeks] Re: 2.5 the speed of light?

[Twayne]

> Scientists at the Univ. of Pennsylvania have theorized a way to
> increase the speed of pulses of light that bound across chains of
> tiny metal particles to well past the speed of light by altering the
> particle shape. Application of this theory would use nanosized metal
> chains as building blocks for novel optoelectronic and optical
> devices, which would operate at higher frequencies than conventional
> electronic circuits. Such devices could eventually find applications
> in the developing area of high-speed optical computing, in which
> protons and light replace electrons and transistors for greater
> performance.
>
>
> http://www.rdmag.com/ShowPR~PUBCODE~014~ACCT~1400000100~ISSUE~0808~RELTYPE~PHOT~PRODCODE~0000000~PRODLETT~JM.html

Fascinating.  I thought computing AT the speed of light was fast!  I 
love those scifi sounding things that could become reality someday.