ORIENT QI JOURNAL · SCIENTIFIC LIMITS & EASTERN IMAGINATION

How does nature turn complexity into order?

Begin with planetary atmospheres, mathematics and quantum physics; separate verified facts, genuine open questions and Eastern cultural analogy.

Published September 15, 2026

Why does mother-of-pearl change colour? Thin-film interference, nacre and Taiji as analogy

Nacre's iridescence is not mysterious energy: it emerges from layered aragonite and organic material. What is explained, and what remains open in biomineralisation?

See the physics inside a thin layer

Published September 8, 2026

Why is there a decagon at Saturn's south pole?

How can fast jets and waves produce Hubble's new decagon and Cassini's northern hexagon—and what remains genuinely unresolved?

Explore the planetary geometry

Published September 1, 2026

Why do seven, quantum entanglement and black holes fascinate us?

Separate scientific facts, open questions and cultural imagination through seven, Bell tests, black-hole singularities and Leibniz’s reading of Fuxi figures.

Begin the science journey