Kaustast
Kaustast is a term that has appeared primarily in speculative fiction and niche online glossaries rather than in peer-reviewed science. It does not have a single, agreed-upon definition in established literature. In various texts, kaustast is depicted as either a material with extraordinary physical properties or a conceptual principle related to energy transfer and information processing. Common fictional portrayals describe kaustast as a transparent or luminescent substance capable of storing and releasing energy with near-perfect efficiency, or as a theoretical state enabling rapid computation within a physical system. In some uses, kaustast serves as a plot device to explain advanced technologies, such as compact power sources, superconducting links, or metamaterial-based sensors.
Origin of the term is unclear; some observers attribute it to online communities in the 2010s that
Because kaustast is not established in scientific literature, there is little standardization of its meaning. When