diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17d6464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use_nix
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lyra-reflect/src/lib.rs b/lyra-reflect/src/lib.rs
index 8823aa7..d1bf4f7 100644
--- a/lyra-reflect/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lyra-reflect/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::{any::TypeId, any::Any, cell::{Ref, RefMut}};
 
-use lyra_ecs::World;
+use lyra_ecs::{AtomicRef, AtomicRefMut, World};
 
 extern crate self as lyra_reflect;
 
@@ -250,46 +250,46 @@ pub trait FromType<T> {
 
 pub trait ReflectWorldExt {
     /// Retrieves the type registry from the world.
-    fn get_type_registry(&self) -> Ref<TypeRegistry>;
+    fn get_type_registry(&self) -> AtomicRef<TypeRegistry>;
     /// Retrieves the type registry mutably from the world.
-    fn get_type_registry_mut(&self) -> RefMut<TypeRegistry>;
+    fn get_type_registry_mut(&self) -> AtomicRefMut<TypeRegistry>;
     /// Get a registered type from the type registry. Returns `None` if the type is not registered
-    fn get_type<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> Option<Ref<RegisteredType>>;
+    fn get_type<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> Option<AtomicRef<RegisteredType>>;
     /// Get a mutable registered type from the type registry in the world. returns `None` if the type is not registered.
-    fn get_type_mut<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> Option<RefMut<RegisteredType>>;
+    fn get_type_mut<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> Option<AtomicRefMut<RegisteredType>>;
     /// Get a registered type, or register a new type and return it.
-    fn get_type_or_default<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> RefMut<RegisteredType>;
+    fn get_type_or_default<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> AtomicRefMut<RegisteredType>;
 }
 
 impl ReflectWorldExt for World {
-    fn get_type_registry(&self) -> Ref<TypeRegistry> {
+    fn get_type_registry(&self) -> AtomicRef<TypeRegistry> {
         self.get_resource::<TypeRegistry>()
     }
     
-    fn get_type_registry_mut(&self) -> RefMut<TypeRegistry> {
+    fn get_type_registry_mut(&self) -> AtomicRefMut<TypeRegistry> {
         self.get_resource_mut::<TypeRegistry>()
     }
     
-    fn get_type<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> Option<Ref<RegisteredType>> {
+    fn get_type<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> Option<AtomicRef<RegisteredType>> {
         let r = self.get_resource::<TypeRegistry>();
         if r.has_type(type_id) {
-            Some(Ref::map(r, |tr| tr.get_type(type_id).unwrap()))
+            Some(AtomicRef::map(r, |tr| tr.get_type(type_id).unwrap()))
         } else {
             None
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_type_mut<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> Option<RefMut<RegisteredType>> {
+    fn get_type_mut<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> Option<AtomicRefMut<RegisteredType>> {
         let r = self.get_resource_mut::<TypeRegistry>();
         if r.has_type(type_id) {
-            Some(RefMut::map(r, |tr| tr.get_type_mut(type_id).unwrap()))
+            Some(AtomicRefMut::map(r, |tr| tr.get_type_mut(type_id).unwrap()))
         } else {
             None
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_type_or_default<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> RefMut<RegisteredType> {
+    fn get_type_or_default<T>(&self, type_id: TypeId) -> AtomicRefMut<RegisteredType> {
         let r = self.get_resource_mut::<TypeRegistry>();
-        RefMut::map(r, |tr| tr.get_type_or_default(type_id))
+        AtomicRefMut::map(r, |tr| tr.get_type_or_default(type_id))
     }
 }
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diff --git a/lyra-reflect/src/registry.rs b/lyra-reflect/src/registry.rs
index 46651f4..135dd79 100644
--- a/lyra-reflect/src/registry.rs
+++ b/lyra-reflect/src/registry.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{any::{TypeId, type_name}, collections::HashMap, ops::Deref};
+use std::{any::{type_name, Any, TypeId}, collections::HashMap, ops::Deref};
 
 /// Storage for 
 #[derive(Default, Clone)]
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ impl TypeRegistry {
     }
 }
 
-pub trait TypeData: std::any::Any {
-    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any;
-    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any;
+pub trait TypeData: Send + Sync + Any {
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any;
 
     fn boxed_clone(&self) -> Box<dyn TypeData>;
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone + 'static> TypeData for T {
-    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+impl<T: Clone + Send + Sync + Any> TypeData for T {
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
         self
     }
 
-    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any {
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/lyra-reflect/src/resource.rs b/lyra-reflect/src/resource.rs
index ab7445c..f7caca1 100644
--- a/lyra-reflect/src/resource.rs
+++ b/lyra-reflect/src/resource.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::{any::{Any, TypeId}, cell::{Ref, RefMut}, ptr::NonNull};
+use std::{any::{Any, TypeId}, mem, ptr::NonNull};
 
-use lyra_ecs::{World, ResourceObject};
+use lyra_ecs::{AtomicRef, AtomicRefMut, ResourceObject, World};
 
 use crate::{Reflect, FromType};
 
@@ -8,20 +8,20 @@ use crate::{Reflect, FromType};
 pub struct ReflectedResource {
     pub type_id: TypeId,
 
-    fn_reflect: for<'a> fn (world: &'a World) -> Option<Ref<'a, dyn Reflect>>,
-    fn_reflect_mut: for<'a> fn (world: &'a mut World) -> Option<RefMut<'a, dyn Reflect>>,
+    fn_reflect: for<'a> fn (world: &'a World) -> Option<AtomicRef<'a, dyn Reflect>>,
+    fn_reflect_mut: for<'a> fn (world: &'a mut World) -> Option<AtomicRefMut<'a, dyn Reflect>>,
     fn_reflect_ptr: fn (world: &mut World) -> Option<NonNull<u8>>,
     fn_refl_insert: fn (world: &mut World, this: Box<dyn Reflect>),
 }
 
 impl ReflectedResource {
     /// Retrieves the reflected resource from the world.
-    pub fn reflect<'a>(&self, world: &'a World) -> Option<Ref<'a, dyn Reflect>> {
+    pub fn reflect<'a>(&self, world: &'a World) -> Option<AtomicRef<'a, dyn Reflect>> {
         (self.fn_reflect)(world)
     }
 
     /// Retrieves a mutable reflected resource from the world.
-    pub fn reflect_mut<'a>(&self, world: &'a mut World) -> Option<RefMut<'a, dyn Reflect>> {
+    pub fn reflect_mut<'a>(&self, world: &'a mut World) -> Option<AtomicRefMut<'a, dyn Reflect>> {
         (self.fn_reflect_mut)(world)
     }
 
@@ -41,11 +41,15 @@ impl<T: ResourceObject + Reflect> FromType<T> for ReflectedResource {
             type_id: TypeId::of::<T>(),
             fn_reflect: |world: &World| {
                 world.try_get_resource::<T>()
-                    .map(|r| r as Ref<dyn Reflect>)
+                    .map(|r| {
+                        AtomicRef::map(r, |r| r as &dyn Reflect)
+                    })
             },
             fn_reflect_mut: |world: &mut World| {
                 world.try_get_resource_mut::<T>()
-                    .map(|r| r as RefMut<dyn Reflect>)
+                    .map(|r| {
+                        AtomicRefMut::map(r, |r| r as &mut dyn Reflect)
+                    })
             },
             fn_reflect_ptr: |world: &mut World| unsafe {
                 world.try_get_resource_ptr::<T>()