Entropy production lies at the heart of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, a field that examines systems away from equilibrium where continuous energy flows and irreversible processes dominate. In such ...

Three recent studies offer deeper understanding of thermodynamic behaviors with potential to impact materials engineering and energy systems. One shows how increasing elemental diversity in layered ...

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are rewriting the rules of materials science, and machine learning is accelerating their design. By predicting phase stability and performance from large datasets, ...

Magnetic domains can take on a wide range of structures. In certain soft magnetic materials, they form complex zig-zag ...

Researchers discovered a microscopic mechanism that solves in part the outstanding performance achieved by a new class of organic semiconductors known as non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs). Solar energy ...

The rapid increase in electric vehicle adoption in recent years has highlighted a crucial issue: the energy conversion ...

Lead-free tungsten bronze ceramics combine high-entropy design and bandgap engineering for high energy density and ultrafast discharge performance. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Guilin University of ...

Once you grasp entropy, you start noticing it everywhere, in nature, in families, in organizations, and even in our own ...