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 ...

A routine lab experiment by a college student has turned into one of the strangest physics stories of the year, hinting that ...

More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The first law of thermodynamics is undergoing a huge renovation. A team lead by researchers at West Virginia University released a paper detailing ...