Gravity could be a manifestation of thermodynamics, the science of heat and energy. This is the idea explored by researchers ...

Heat has always been something we thought we understood. From baking bread to running engines, the idea seemed simple: heat spreads out smoothly, like water soaking through a sponge. That simple ...

A schematic illustration of the biochemical heat engine model that achieves maximum power while approaching Carnot efficiency. The left panel shows the two-state engine, where the higher energy state ...