The unique properties of high-entropy alloys make them ideal for hydrogen storage, offering advantages in stability and ...

For more than a century, thermodynamics has described how heat flows and engines run, while quantum mechanics has ruled the ...

Thermodynamic spontaneity—whether a reaction can go—can be measured by changes in either of two parameters: entropy or free energy.

The “Discoverative” Ecosystem: Leveraging his decades of experience and research insights, Mr. Chen is now building a ...

More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

Physicists have spent a century trying to reconcile the smooth fabric of spacetime in general relativity with the jittery ...

According to the theory, our reality is encoded on the boundary of a black hole within a much larger universe.

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

A five-element ceramic aerogel compresses by 98% and recovers its shape from cryogenic to 1500 degrees C temperatures, outperforming conventional thermal insulation materials.

Engineers have created a ceramic aerogel that compresses by 98%, rebounds elastically, and insulates from cryogenic cold to 1 ...

Calling consciousness an "entropic engine" points to something psychologically obvious: selfhood costs energy. Maintaining a stable "me" model across time, contexts, and internal contradictions ...

So when someone wishes you a “Merry Christmas”, just know that’s a loaded statement.