CREATOR
Joshua Hosain
Concept, direction, and λWAVES · Magic Commons.
A wave instrument made for curiosity.
λWAVES turns hydrogen states, motion, color, and sound into something you can explore by hand.
People.
RESEARCH & ASSISTANCE
Seth Shultz Beatriz Erranté
Independent research and assistance.
Built proudly with
MIR
BUILT ON MIR
λWAVES is a MIR Standard app. MIR is the shared Magic Commons interface kit behind its controls, window system, gestures, and modulation.
The instrument has its own wave world; MIR gives it a familiar way to be played.
Explore MIR ↗
With Thanks.
Chronus Quantum Molecular Orbital Model ↗
Brian Johnson “Electron Orbitals” app ↗
Paul Falstad Math & Physics Java Applets ↗
Credits & Licenses.
The application and the typefaces on this site have different licenses. Their original terms are linked here so they remain easy to find.
Application
Copyright © 2026 Joshua Hosain · Magic Commons. The application is free software under the GNU General Public License, version 3 only. It comes without warranty.
Typefaces
- Butler Free by Fabian De Smet ↗ · license
- LW Title, a renamed subset of Spinwerad by gluk · SIL OFL 1.1 · source note
- STIX Two Math, a subset by the STIX Fonts Project · SIL OFL 1.1 · source note
- Google Sans Flex for the Gemini credit · SIL OFL 1.1
- OpenAI Sans for the GPT credit · brand guidelines ↗
SHIPPED WITH THE APPLICATION
Third-party software & fonts
λWAVES also includes Roboto, marked, KaTeX, and KaTeX fonts. The application’s full notice ↗ records their authors, modifications, and license terms.