A series of quantum physics experiments and theoretical papers now suggest that heat can flow spontaneously from a cold ...

We are used to heat flowing from hot objects to cool ones, and never the other way round, but now researchers have found it is possible to pull off this trick in the strange realm of quantum mechanics ...

In classical physics, anything driven hard enough will eventually heat up, lose coherence, and settle into disorder. A new quantum experiment suggests that this rule is not absolute, revealing a ...

Finite-time thermodynamics (FTT) is an advanced field that addresses the inherent irreversibilities associated with real-world energy conversion processes. Unlike classical thermodynamics which ...

This diagram illustrates a slit pore system, relevant to the study of nanoscale thermodynamics. Fluid particles (black dots) are confined within a slit pore, adjacent to a pressure reservoir filled ...