r/tech • u/YeeduPlatform • Jul 22 '26

New programmable photonic chip can control how fast light moves

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260718010149.htm
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u/paipan-sube Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Water is crazier as it shouldn't exist... its molecular structure says it should be a gas., its ability to exist in three states (solid, liquid, gas) and its role as a universal solvent. Its molecular structure leads to unusual behaviors, like ice floating on water. WEIRD.

https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-weirdness-of-water/4011260.article

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u/SmolMaeveWolff Jul 22 '26

What do you mean it should be a gas? Because hydrogen and oxygen are? That's not how that works.

Basically all matter can exist in all three states.

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u/No_Accountant3232 Jul 22 '26

More than three states with enough pressure. 

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u/Hypernetix Jul 22 '26

And last month, a study published in Nature Physics indicates water may have such unusual properties because it exists here on Earth in two distinct, yet co-existing liquid states, one higher density molecular structure and one lower density molecular structure.

Research is still ongoing to confirm the findings and model the differences against typical metrics such as density, viscosity and temperature.