New results published in the journal Physical Review Letters detail how a specially designed metamaterial was able to tip the ...

Just over 200 years after French engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot formulated the second law of thermodynamics, an international team of researchers has unveiled an analogous law for the quantum ...

It is possible to make a material emit more radiation than it absorbs, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make energy-harvesting devices more efficient ...

The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began – and how it will end, says quantum columnist Karmela ...

A new quantum recipe for black holes could be the first step toward a theory of "quantum gravity", the "holy grail" of ...

A material that emits less energy than it absorbs has the potential to save some of the sunlight wasted by solar collectors.

“Scientists have long observed that the capability for a material to absorb electromagnetic radiation — a wave of energy in ...

A new study has confirmed that sharks follow established patterns when it comes to body size, and this finding could change ...

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