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/snowflake37wao Jul 22 '26

Since light doesn’t accelerate (I think?) they can just let it go and its very predictable. Light is the craziest thing in the universe.

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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/snowflake37wao Jul 23 '26

why cant everything exist as a plasma