# Your Phone's Chip Can't Do What Perovskites Just Did

- slug: your-phones-chip-cant-do-what-perovskites-just-did
- date: 2026-03-31
- category: Space & Aerospace

Halide perovskites physically distort under light — real physics, no working devices. The 0.3% lattice change is the crux: interesting science or actuator-relevant? The paper doesnt answer that.

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