Hardlight (Cosmoria)

Description

Hardlight, when produced, is usually a light blue in color. Hardlight can be any color to its creator's liking. The hardlight above is a considerably thin blue disk, typical for most hardlight constructs.

Hardlight, also called Photonic Matter or colloquially referred to as Phaselace is an assembly of photons which are trapped in a nonlinear medium. Most often, hardlight is produced by shooting numerous weak beams of photons through dense rubidium gas near absolute zero. With time and heavy levels of energy and resources, hardlight may be produced at a practical rate, which allows for military and everyday use. Hardlight, being produced at a rate which allows for consumer buying, is typically very expensive as well.

Properties

After hardlight is made, it is shown to hold extreme properties. With the correct procedures, hardlight may be strewn into interconnected objects which are only several atoms thick. Even with its very thin nature, hardlight is not brittle nor ineffective. It is shown to have numerous defensive capabilities, and can withstand temperature extremes. However, hardlight may not necessarily be solid. Hardlight may be used for soft, liquid, gaseous, or any other tangible materials. While some are more expensive to others to make, they can still be forged in any consistency of matter.

Usage

With usage in numerous militaries, hardlight has been noted to be one of the sharpest, toughest, and hardest materials if procured properly. It has made the idea of close quarter melee combat much more relevant since its creation. Hardlight may also be used for personal defense, in the form of shields or armor. Spacecraft, especially those of high value, may also have hardlight components which are able to defend parts of craft. Buildings, constructs, and other engineering works may also utilize hardlight as a support structure, or as protection.