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Dr Lin is already testing a waveguide designed to steer light with a wavelength of 1.5 microns, and he is also working on three-dimensional waveguides made of silicon, which will provide almost total control over the path the light takes, and make really complex optical circuits possible.
ECONOMIST: New-age crystals
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They then removed some of the posts, creating a twisting path for the light to travel.
ECONOMIST: New-age crystals
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Despite the fact that it is probable that a black hole lurks at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers still know very little about these celestial monsters which vacuum up almost everything in their path, even light.
BBC: Black holes reveal more secrets