thermodynamics

Physicists challenge a 200-year-old law of thermodynamics at the atomic scale

Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have demonstrated that the Carnot principle, a foundational rule of thermodynamics, does not…

3 weeks ago

Gold Defies Physics: Remains Solid at 14x Its Melting Point in Superheating Experiment

In a groundbreaking experiment, gold has defied the expectations that it was still solid even after being heated above the…

7 months ago

Grasping entropy: Teachers and students investigate thermodynamics through a hands-on model

Though a cornerstone of thermodynamics, entropy remains one of the most vexing concepts to teach budding physicists in the classroom.…

2 years ago