The push for rapid decarbonization is meant to curb climate risk, but a closer look at the transition reveals an unsettling ...

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Technological civilization stands before an existential paradox. While the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) grows ...

Scientists develop a microscopic heat engine that achieves 100% efficiency, accomplishing what seemed impossible.

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MIT professor Asegun Henry's research focuses on high-efficiency energy storage, thermophotovoltaics, and thermal systems that can support a fully decarbonized grid.

A tiny, particle-sized engine that runs at temperatures approaching the innermost core of the Sun could open a window into ...

Anomalous” heat flow, which at first appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics, gives physicists a way to detect quantum entanglement without destroying it.

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 ...