Poorly written title/article (if you can call it that). At least it contains a link to ieee.org with more content [1]. See also arstechnica [2][3] for some earlier coverage.
[1] http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/devices/se...
[2] http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/04/breakthrough-starshot...
[3] http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/08/could-breakthrough-st...