According to an article in New Scientist, a couple of scientists have moved pulses of electricity at 4 times the speed of light over a distance of 120 meters with equipment costing less than US$500 and taking less than 40 minutes to set up.
It is the peak of the pulse that “moves faster than light speed, [but] the total energy of the pulse does not. This means Einstein’s relativity is preserved, so do not expect super-fast starships or time machines anytime soon.”
A good caveat, but you have to wonder what can be achieved with this technology when the big money boys get their hands on it.
