Pound for pound stronger than steel, lighter than cotton, thin as a human hair, flexible as silk, transparent as air, these fibers, drawn from glass, may revolutionize communications.

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Physicists have known for a long time that the speed of light is reduced when it travels though any transparent medium, such as water or glass.

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