"Broadens Understanding of Science" From Optonics and Photonics
Focus, February 18 2010: Is Light slowing Down? The speed of
light is a universal constant — or is it? Some evidence seems to
suggest it might actually be slowing down. Will we soon have to
revise our cosmological beliefs? If light were slowing down, we
would have to revise many of our astronomical beliefs: from the
age of the Universe to the distances between galaxies, from the
dark matter to the definition of many physical constants. What a
tremendous set of implications! Some evidence that this might
indeed be the case starts piling up, as recently reported by
Yves-Henri Sanejouand from the University of Nantes in France.
From Vertical News: Research from Y.H. Sanejouand et al broadens
understanding of science 2010 JAN 26 - (VerticalNews.com) --
According to a study from France, "Possible empirical evidences
in favor of the hypothesis that the speed of light decreases by
a few centimeters per second each year are examined. Lunar laser
ranging