A study published in Physical Review Letters (PRL) details a "Gambling Carnot Engine" that researchers report can attain 100% efficiency while also improving power generation. The researchers present ...

Heat engines convert heat into work—for example, moving a piston in a certain direction. For an engine to be 100% efficient, when the process is reversed—the piston returns to its original state—there ...

Recent improvements in our understanding of how the principles of thermodynamics apply in the quantum realm could give a ...

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...