What is entropy, and why is it always increasing?
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Tag: thermodynamics
Butterfly wings are alive and double as hi-tech sensors
Nanostructures on the butterfly's wings are especially designed to protect living tissue inside them. This could inspire engineers to design ...
Researchers create coldest molecules – colder than interstellar space
MIT researchers have managed to create incredibly cold molecules, much colder than even interstellar space. In this new experiment, sodium ...
Physicists create negative temperature state – thermodynamic laws still stand
Well, the year really kicked off in style. This research is really next level physics, and in order to understand ...
Bacteria replicate close to the limit of thermodynamic efficiency
We often like to think us humans have achieved a remarkable standard of efficiency and development - but a look ...
A novel technique cools electronic devices faster and cheaper
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique of cooling electronic devices which they claim and prove ...
MIT engineers create LED that has 230% efficiency. Thermodynamics laws still in place
[caption id="attachment_12091" align="alignright" width="300" caption="A typical light emitting diode, captioned here only for illustrative purposes. Not the actual LED used ...
The minimum and maximum possible temperatures
Since the start of the year, I've received quite a few questions regarding absolute temperatures - highest and lowest, so ...
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