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

Time crystals exhibit perpetual motion-like behavior when separated from external energy input, but scientists found a way to ...

Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have proven that the Carnot principle, a central law of thermodynamics, does ...

Image of argon plasma glowing a bluish color in an experiment at the WVU Center for KINETIC Plasma Physics. (Credit: WVU Photo/Brian Persinger) The four laws of thermodynamics are an established ...

But today, especially with regard to modern technical applications of quantum physics, we are often faced with the challenge of describing quantum systems that consist of many particles. "To describe ...

Scientists have built the world’s smallest engine. It consists of a single microscopic particle, smaller than a human cell, ...

Scientists have created the world's hottest engine running at temperatures hotter than those reached in the sun's core. The ...

Technically speaking, an engine is a device that converts some form of energy into mechanical energy. Taking that definition ...

Penn Engineers have developed a mathematical "Rosetta Stone" that translates atomic and molecular movements into predictions ...