What Kirchhoff’s “thermal law” is and why it’s important. How researchers have determined that the law breaks down in some circumstances. Why others disagree with those findings. Engineers of all ...

Researchers have made a breakthrough in applying the first law of thermodynamics to complex systems. The law is a bedrock of physics, but has long failed to describe systems that are out of ...

Just over 200 years after French engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot formulated the second law of thermodynamics, an international team of researchers has unveiled an analogous law for the quantum ...

Recent research reveals that quantum mechanics can supersede the second law of thermodynamics at the atomic scale, ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Laws of Thermodynamics explain interactions among components in a system, including ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers have made a breakthrough in applying the first law of thermodynamics to complex systems. The law is a bedrock of physics, but has long ...