Thermodynamic spontaneity—whether a reaction can go—can be measured by changes in either of two parameters: entropy or free energy.

Imagine you’re standing in front of a closed door. Behind it is a teenager’s bedroom, and your task is to rate how messy it is on a scale of 1 to 10. But here’s the twist: you can’t open the door – ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, physicists have demonstrated that black holes satisfy the third law of thermodynamics, which states that entropy remains positive and vanishes at ...

The exploration of quantum information challenges objective reality, positing the universe as a hologram is explored through this eBook ...

Olalla, from the Department of Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Seville, has described the direct link between the vanishing of specific heats at absolute zero—a general experimental ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

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Soft Surroundings is offering a 20% sitewide discount for its Cyber Monday sale. Shoppers can use the code SITEWIDE at checkout to receive the discount. The sale includes cozy sweaters, loungewear, ...

Today the Standard publishes a ready reckoner calculator to help readers to work out whether they will be better or worse off once all the measures announced come into effect. More than 1.7 million ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The best deals are done in an airport hangar. That was the case with this one. Picture it: LSU administrators unloading from a private jet after LSU’s game at Oklahoma on Saturday ...