Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have demonstrated that the Carnot principle, a foundational rule of thermodynamics, does not…
Something unexpected is happening inside a material called platinum-bismuth-two (PtBi2). According to a new study from researchers at IFW Dresden…
The idea that our universe might be nothing more than an elaborate computer simulation has been a favorite theme in…
Physicists at MIT have introduced a technique to study the interior of an atom's nucleus by relying on the atom's…
Scientists have discovered a new way that matter can exist - one that is different from the usual states of…
Just over 200 years after French engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot formulated the second law of thermodynamics, an international team…
In the intricate world of quantum physics, where particles interact in ways that seem to defy the standard rules of…
A breakthrough in theoretical physics has led to a fresh understanding of black hole formation, suggesting they can emerge purely…
In a May 15 paper released in the journal Physical Review Letters, Virginia Tech physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that…
If the fractional quantum Hall regime were a series of highways, these highways would have either two or four lanes.…