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I thought this might be of interest. I hope I haven't missed this being discussed earlier.

http://www.photonics.com/content/spectra/2007/April/news/87182.aspx"

Doesn't each interaction with a gas molecule cause a different photon to be created?

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Good find. I had read that they got the photon box working, but nothing more than that, really. I believe Einstein suggested this sort of device?
 

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