https://standunsent.com/ Three science stories a day across biology, physics, chemistry, neuroscience and the environment — summarised precisely and linked to the source. en https://standunsent.com/posts/watching-sound-flicker-between-quantum-states-09-22/ https://standunsent.com/posts/watching-sound-flicker-between-quantum-states-09-22/ Stanford physicists filmed single phonons jumping between energy levels in real time, exposing sound's quantum discreteness directly. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT physical https://standunsent.com/posts/living-cells-break-a-symmetry-rule-that-liquid-crystals-were-09-21/ https://standunsent.com/posts/living-cells-break-a-symmetry-rule-that-liquid-crystals-were-09-21/ Bacteria and lung-tissue cells spin one preferred way as swarming patterns form, defying the liquid-crystal physics used to model them. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT physical https://standunsent.com/posts/watching-a-phonon-change-its-mind-09-20/ https://standunsent.com/posts/watching-a-phonon-change-its-mind-09-20/ Stanford physicists filmed single phonons jumping between quantum states in real time — a first for sound, long known for light and atoms. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT physical