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The Autumn 2026 Issue

In the Autumn 2026 issue

The Long Pour Hole Story: Ten Years Inside a Company Named After a DemonMolecular Reality Corporation began as demonpore, inc., a company built around a hole that could change its size and named for a thought experiment about a creature that sorts molecules. A decade of its public record, read end to end. By Imogen Tillery-Vance

Gritty close-up of the old piezo stage: a nanopore chip epoxied at the tip of a rail above a black XYZ micro-positioning stage with red 3D-printed parts.

Profiles The Puppet Who Answers the PhoneKeltar is green, made of felt, lives in a coffee mug and has been advising a nanopore company since 2012, or so the story goes. He also hosts its quiz show, wrote its FAQ and, this summer, audited its plans for artificial intelligence. A profile, assembled from the written record. By Imogen Tillery-Vance11 min

“The chef recommends the femtoliter.”