Light stopped dead in its tracks for 60 seconds

Scientists at the university of Darmstadt used a Praseodymium doped crystal of Yttrium Silicate to trap light for a whole minute. This may be a precursor of light memory for data storage.
So far this requires a cryogenic cooled system.

Light stopped completely for a minute inside a crystal: The basis of quantum memory | ExtremeTech

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