Mayank Shreshtha
@shreshthamayank.bsky.social
Scientific writer @ Cambridge | Science illustrator | I write about quiet corners of physics | Substack: https://substack.com/@appreciatingtheordinary
Portfolio: https://mayankshreshthai.myportfolio.com/
"Illustrating the unseen. Writing the overlooked."
Portfolio: https://mayankshreshthai.myportfolio.com/
"Illustrating the unseen. Writing the overlooked."
Open for Commissions: Need scientifically accurate illustrations for complex physics & math concepts? I bring the rigour of a physicist to the eye of an illustrator.
📧 [email protected] 🔗 lnkd.in/eXUqGpJG
#ScienceCommunication #SciArt #Physics #Freelance
📧 [email protected] 🔗 lnkd.in/eXUqGpJG
#ScienceCommunication #SciArt #Physics #Freelance
October 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Open for Commissions: Need scientifically accurate illustrations for complex physics & math concepts? I bring the rigour of a physicist to the eye of an illustrator.
📧 [email protected] 🔗 lnkd.in/eXUqGpJG
#ScienceCommunication #SciArt #Physics #Freelance
📧 [email protected] 🔗 lnkd.in/eXUqGpJG
#ScienceCommunication #SciArt #Physics #Freelance
New @physicsworld.bsky.social illustration: what if quantum superposition applies to time and causality (cause and effect? Indefinite causal order asks whether A causes B, B causes A…or both at once. I made a simplified take for quantum switches.
#QuantumPhysics #Physics #SciArt #IYQ2025 #Quantum
#QuantumPhysics #Physics #SciArt #IYQ2025 #Quantum
September 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New @physicsworld.bsky.social illustration: what if quantum superposition applies to time and causality (cause and effect? Indefinite causal order asks whether A causes B, B causes A…or both at once. I made a simplified take for quantum switches.
#QuantumPhysics #Physics #SciArt #IYQ2025 #Quantum
#QuantumPhysics #Physics #SciArt #IYQ2025 #Quantum
Modern life is very difficult these days, especially while walking with a hot drink (filled to the brim). Some of us tiptoe; some walk fast enough to prevent the spilling; others proceed carefully and slowly towards the ultimate destination.
August 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Modern life is very difficult these days, especially while walking with a hot drink (filled to the brim). Some of us tiptoe; some walk fast enough to prevent the spilling; others proceed carefully and slowly towards the ultimate destination.
Electrons usually flow freely in metals and stall in insulators, but some “quantum materials” can flip between the two. The schematic was made for a preprint that visualises this transition.
#Science #Physics #MaterialsScience #ResearchHighlight #quantum #entanglement #SciArt
#Science #Physics #MaterialsScience #ResearchHighlight #quantum #entanglement #SciArt
July 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Electrons usually flow freely in metals and stall in insulators, but some “quantum materials” can flip between the two. The schematic was made for a preprint that visualises this transition.
#Science #Physics #MaterialsScience #ResearchHighlight #quantum #entanglement #SciArt
#Science #Physics #MaterialsScience #ResearchHighlight #quantum #entanglement #SciArt
It was nice to stumble upon my @physicsworld.bsky.social PW's 'Cheshire cat' coverart in the office today :)
#sciart #physics #Quantum
#sciart #physics #Quantum
July 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It was nice to stumble upon my @physicsworld.bsky.social PW's 'Cheshire cat' coverart in the office today :)
#sciart #physics #Quantum
#sciart #physics #Quantum
Recently, a few pictures made me happy:
1. My 'Quantum Cheshire Cat' illustration is on the June 2025 @physicsworld.bsky.social cover.
2. A century after Heisenberg’s Helgoland breakthrough, my work appears near that very spot in Quantum Briefing 2025. Source: Physics World [1/3]
1. My 'Quantum Cheshire Cat' illustration is on the June 2025 @physicsworld.bsky.social cover.
2. A century after Heisenberg’s Helgoland breakthrough, my work appears near that very spot in Quantum Briefing 2025. Source: Physics World [1/3]
June 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Recently, a few pictures made me happy:
1. My 'Quantum Cheshire Cat' illustration is on the June 2025 @physicsworld.bsky.social cover.
2. A century after Heisenberg’s Helgoland breakthrough, my work appears near that very spot in Quantum Briefing 2025. Source: Physics World [1/3]
1. My 'Quantum Cheshire Cat' illustration is on the June 2025 @physicsworld.bsky.social cover.
2. A century after Heisenberg’s Helgoland breakthrough, my work appears near that very spot in Quantum Briefing 2025. Source: Physics World [1/3]
Finally, a book that does justice to the hidden heroes of #quantum physics: Landau, Anderson, Wilson i.e., cond. mat. physics community. Symmetry breaking & renormalization, concepts which unite #physics. It includes key papers from many-body physics (see timeline). Looking forward to reading it!!
June 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
New illustrations ALERT: @physicsworld.bsky.social article by @mariaviolaris.bsky.social
Had fun representing the #physics behind 'Quantum Eraser' from #quantum information POV- a challenging topic. New elements (photon hits) were introduced for visual clarity.
#IYQ2025 #SciArt
shorturl.at/VLhxZ
Had fun representing the #physics behind 'Quantum Eraser' from #quantum information POV- a challenging topic. New elements (photon hits) were introduced for visual clarity.
#IYQ2025 #SciArt
shorturl.at/VLhxZ
May 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
New illustrations ALERT: @physicsworld.bsky.social article by @mariaviolaris.bsky.social
Had fun representing the #physics behind 'Quantum Eraser' from #quantum information POV- a challenging topic. New elements (photon hits) were introduced for visual clarity.
#IYQ2025 #SciArt
shorturl.at/VLhxZ
Had fun representing the #physics behind 'Quantum Eraser' from #quantum information POV- a challenging topic. New elements (photon hits) were introduced for visual clarity.
#IYQ2025 #SciArt
shorturl.at/VLhxZ
These schematics depict oddest phenomena in the quantum world: (Quantum Eraser, with special thanks to @mariaviolaris.bsky.social for her invaluable feedback), Quantum Cheshire cat (Iulia Georgescu) and Quantum Zeno effect (@drmlharris.bsky.social ).
#Quantum #SciArt #Physics
#Quantum #SciArt #Physics
May 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
These schematics depict oddest phenomena in the quantum world: (Quantum Eraser, with special thanks to @mariaviolaris.bsky.social for her invaluable feedback), Quantum Cheshire cat (Iulia Georgescu) and Quantum Zeno effect (@drmlharris.bsky.social ).
#Quantum #SciArt #Physics
#Quantum #SciArt #Physics
Five illustrations: 3 schematics + 2 frontispieces—exploring the quirkiest quantum effects, published in @physicsworld.bsky.social (Quantum Briefing 2025)! [@ioppublishing.bsky.social, @iopp-quantum.bsky.social]
physicsworld.com/p/magazine/a...
#Quantum #SciArt #IYQ2025
physicsworld.com/p/magazine/a...
#Quantum #SciArt #IYQ2025
May 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Five illustrations: 3 schematics + 2 frontispieces—exploring the quirkiest quantum effects, published in @physicsworld.bsky.social (Quantum Briefing 2025)! [@ioppublishing.bsky.social, @iopp-quantum.bsky.social]
physicsworld.com/p/magazine/a...
#Quantum #SciArt #IYQ2025
physicsworld.com/p/magazine/a...
#Quantum #SciArt #IYQ2025
May 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I made a new illustration for an article in Physics World magazine.
It captures another weird and non-trivial effect from quantum physics — the #quantum Cheshire Cat.
Science dictates the design, and the images show brief summary and design choices.
#SciArt #Quantum #Physics #illustration
It captures another weird and non-trivial effect from quantum physics — the #quantum Cheshire Cat.
Science dictates the design, and the images show brief summary and design choices.
#SciArt #Quantum #Physics #illustration
April 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I made a new illustration for an article in Physics World magazine.
It captures another weird and non-trivial effect from quantum physics — the #quantum Cheshire Cat.
Science dictates the design, and the images show brief summary and design choices.
#SciArt #Quantum #Physics #illustration
It captures another weird and non-trivial effect from quantum physics — the #quantum Cheshire Cat.
Science dictates the design, and the images show brief summary and design choices.
#SciArt #Quantum #Physics #illustration
Reference: The physics of quantum 2.0: challenges in understanding quantum matter (Siddhartha Lal and Mayank Shreshtha)
Link: doi.org/10.1088/2399...
Arxiv: arxiv.org/abs/2501.00447
#phasediagram #criticality #QuantumTech #quantummatter
Link: doi.org/10.1088/2399...
Arxiv: arxiv.org/abs/2501.00447
#phasediagram #criticality #QuantumTech #quantummatter
January 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reference: The physics of quantum 2.0: challenges in understanding quantum matter (Siddhartha Lal and Mayank Shreshtha)
Link: doi.org/10.1088/2399...
Arxiv: arxiv.org/abs/2501.00447
#phasediagram #criticality #QuantumTech #quantummatter
Link: doi.org/10.1088/2399...
Arxiv: arxiv.org/abs/2501.00447
#phasediagram #criticality #QuantumTech #quantummatter
Repost: I attempted to create a unique timeline highlighting historical breakthroughs in theoretical condensed matter that changed physics.
#history #IYQ #Quantum #condmat #physics #Quantum2025 #SciArt #historyofscience #renormalization #superconductivity
@ioppublishing.bsky.social
#history #IYQ #Quantum #condmat #physics #Quantum2025 #SciArt #historyofscience #renormalization #superconductivity
@ioppublishing.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Repost: I attempted to create a unique timeline highlighting historical breakthroughs in theoretical condensed matter that changed physics.
#history #IYQ #Quantum #condmat #physics #Quantum2025 #SciArt #historyofscience #renormalization #superconductivity
@ioppublishing.bsky.social
#history #IYQ #Quantum #condmat #physics #Quantum2025 #SciArt #historyofscience #renormalization #superconductivity
@ioppublishing.bsky.social
Theoretically, it predicts a number related to electron's intrinsic property that matches up to 12 significant places with experiments—making it the most accurately verified theory in physics or human history.
Words by @stevenstrogatz.com capture the true essence of this feat: [2/5]
#Quantum #IYQ
Words by @stevenstrogatz.com capture the true essence of this feat: [2/5]
#Quantum #IYQ
January 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Theoretically, it predicts a number related to electron's intrinsic property that matches up to 12 significant places with experiments—making it the most accurately verified theory in physics or human history.
Words by @stevenstrogatz.com capture the true essence of this feat: [2/5]
#Quantum #IYQ
Words by @stevenstrogatz.com capture the true essence of this feat: [2/5]
#Quantum #IYQ
Tomorrow will mark the 100th b'day of Tom Kinoshita (1925-2023), who made quantum electrodynamics (QED), the most successful theory in the history, by pushing the limits of precision. QED describes what happens when light interacts with matter (atoms, electrons). [1/5]
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Tomorrow will mark the 100th b'day of Tom Kinoshita (1925-2023), who made quantum electrodynamics (QED), the most successful theory in the history, by pushing the limits of precision. QED describes what happens when light interacts with matter (atoms, electrons). [1/5]
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Theoretically, QED predicts a number related to nature innermost property that matches up to 12 significant places with experiments. Making it the most accurately verified theory in physics or human history.
Words by @stevenstrogatz.com do true justice to this feat
#Quantum #IYQ #QuantumYear2025
Words by @stevenstrogatz.com do true justice to this feat
#Quantum #IYQ #QuantumYear2025
January 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Theoretically, QED predicts a number related to nature innermost property that matches up to 12 significant places with experiments. Making it the most accurately verified theory in physics or human history.
Words by @stevenstrogatz.com do true justice to this feat
#Quantum #IYQ #QuantumYear2025
Words by @stevenstrogatz.com do true justice to this feat
#Quantum #IYQ #QuantumYear2025
Precision always comes at a price. Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relations (TURs) are the new universal relations that reveal this beautiful mechanism by nature. An excellent (old) review attached @naturephysics.bsky.social
#thermodynamics #physics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#thermodynamics #physics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Precision always comes at a price. Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relations (TURs) are the new universal relations that reveal this beautiful mechanism by nature. An excellent (old) review attached @naturephysics.bsky.social
#thermodynamics #physics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#thermodynamics #physics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A Sci-Art/history collab. with Dr. Siddhartha Lal (IISER Kolkata) : 'The physics of quantum 2.0: challenges in understanding quantum matter'. Physicists may enjoy the timeline of historical papers in physics.
#physics #quantum #sciart #science #history
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#physics #quantum #sciart #science #history
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
December 22, 2024 at 10:09 AM