matterthose

Matterthose is a proposed state of matter in speculative physics and theoretical materials science. It describes a phase in which conventional material properties coexist with dynamic, information-bearing states that can be manipulated without destroying coherence. The concept is used mainly in thought experiments about macroscopic quantum phenomena and information storage in complex lattices.

Proponents suggest matterthose would display hybrid excitations that couple lattice vibrations with programmable information modes, allowing transitions between localized and extended states under modest external fields. The phase is expected to exhibit robust coherence across mesoscale regions and to be tunable by temperature, pressure, and electromagnetic fields. Because it blends structural order with entangled information degrees of freedom, matterthose may show unusual transport properties and topological protection against some defects.

The term matterthose was first introduced in theoretical discussions in the early 2030s by researchers exploring the limits of information in matter. It remains speculative; there is no experimental verification to date, and practical realization would require advances in material synthesis and quantum control.

If realized, matterthose could enable new forms of memory and computation, including programmable metamaterials and energy-efficient quantum information processing. Researchers emphasize that even if the exact phase is not realized, the concept informs the study of coupled matter-information systems.

See also: states of matter, quantum materials, metamaterials, topological matter.