In the strange, often unintuitive world of quantum physics, one mystery has stood out for decades: Can quantum entanglement be manipulated in a reversible way, like energy in a perfect heat engine?

The zeroth law of thermodynamics, as its known, was invented after the first three, but due to its foundational nature it was put before the other three instead of after them.

A brief look into the laws of thermodynamics and how they govern the work done by machines.

It is possible to make a material emit more radiation than it absorbs, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make ...

A graduate student accidentally created a blend of oil, water and nickel particles that formed an unexpected shape.

Car engines and batteries run because of the second law of thermodynamics, which appears to work, with just a little bending, for ultrasmall engines in the quantum realm as well.

The Laws of Thermodynamics explain interactions among components in a system, including emulsification of liquids. A new surprising finding is that two immiscible liquids, when influenced by ...

Physicists at West Virginia University have made a breakthrough on an age-old limitation of the first law of thermodynamics.

The thermodynamics of life taking shape Revealing the scientific laws that govern our world is often considered the "holy grail" by scientists, as such discoveries have wide-ranging implications.

The laws of thermodynamics describe the relationship of heat and other forms of energy. In this course, the following concepts are introduced: the definition of systems; the first and second laws of ...

We decide to obey or break laws of man, whereas we struggle to understand nature’s laws. Scientists of 18th and 19th centuries work to comprehend nature’s law regulating heat flow mechanics to ...