Research atlas

A map of the possible.

Eight connected fields. Every path leads to original research, a scoped interpretation and the next question.

External research establishes the results of its authors. It does not establish Metric Flight performance or validate Alpha 1.

Conservation

Symmetries, energy conditions and the definitions behind a physically complete model.

Casimir forces

Measured attraction, repulsion and torque—and the conditions that make them possible.

Geometry & materials

Scattering, metamaterials, MEMS and optical structures with specified material response.

Driven & thermal fields

Modulated boundaries, heat flows, nonreciprocity and radiation recoil.

Photon momentum

From optical traps to precision force measurements: the momentum is in the light.

Sails & environmental fields

Sunlight, beams, magnetic fields and plasma as external momentum partners.

Measurement & replication

Calibration, uncertainty, false positives and independent checks of claimed thrust.

Technology development

Evidence gates that separate a research idea from a qualified technology.