Recent research reveals that quantum mechanics can supersede the second law of thermodynamics at the atomic scale, ...
Thermodynamics and statistical physics provide a unified framework linking the macroscopic laws of energy, work, and entropy to the microscopic motions of particles. Thermodynamics, rooted in the laws ...
Image of argon plasma glowing a bluish color in an experiment at the WVU Center for KINETIC Plasma Physics. (Credit: WVU Photo/Brian Persinger) The four laws of thermodynamics are an established ...
But today, especially with regard to modern technical applications of quantum physics, we are often faced with the challenge of describing quantum systems that consist of many particles. "To describe ...
Technically speaking, an engine is a device that converts some form of energy into mechanical energy. Taking that definition ...
Scientists have created the world's hottest engine running at temperatures hotter than those reached in the sun's core. The ...
Impressively, the world's hottest engine could alter our understanding of thermodynamics as well as human diseases.
Researchers have discovered a method to surpass traditional thermodynamic limits in converting waste heat into electricity.
USC engineers have developed an optical system that routes light autonomously using thermodynamic principles. Rather than ...