optic boom

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optic boom n. / 'äp-tik 'büm

A flash produced when electrons move faster than light akin to the boom of supersonic jets.  Breaking the 'light barrier' sounds like sci-fi but physicists say it can happen in graphene sheets.  The discovery could spark development of optical circuits a milli8on times faster than silicon chips.