An international collaboration sheds new light on the relationship between quantum theory and thermodynamics. The research group demonstrated that while the laws of quantum theory alone do not ...

Prof. Dan Shechtman of the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology made the discovery that would later earn him the 2011 ...

For over a century, the Maxwell’s Demon paradox has haunted physics. This thought experiment suggests that a tiny, ...

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Water isn't just liquid, ice, or vapor — under extreme conditions, it can transform into exotic phases, such as the newly ...

Solar-heated homes integrate thermal energy storage, improving efficiency and reducing environmental impact through ...

In everyday life, we typically encounter water in one of three familiar states—solid, liquid or gas. But there are in fact ...

The Master of Science in Sustainable Energy is a one-year, residential program featuring “future-focused” coursework that considers how sustainable energy will evolve over the coming decades, ...

Just as modern telescopes reveal the hidden structure of nebulae and star clusters, understanding the physics behind twilight ...