Really interesting stuff... we may be witnessing the birth of the real Future here ;)

• BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Cool clouds turn light to matter

Notable quotes from the article:

• "In 2001, working with a team from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the same group brought light to a halt..."
• "...was composed entirely of sodium atoms, effectively turning light into matter."
• "From a standing start, the reconstructed beam sped back up to the normal speed of light."