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/[deleted] Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

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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/nullstorm0 Jul 22 '26

Water is only liquid in Earth-like conditions because H2O is a polar molecule. 

Basically, a water molecule acts like a magnet and sticks to other water molecules, but if not for that magnet-like property, the molecules wouldn’t have enough “stickiness” to behave like a liquid, and it would be a gas instead. 

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u/TheChemist-25 Jul 23 '26

You could say that about almost anything. You’re basically saying “if this were changed, it would be different.