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Quantum system discovered that refuses to heat up

A team of physicists has created a cloud of ultracold atoms that stubbornly resists the most basic rule of everyday ...

Old physics, new materials: The science behind how winter jackets keep you warm

Conduction is the direct flow of heat from your warm body into your colder surroundings. In winter, all that heat escaping ...
Chicago Tribune

Extreme heat can pose a danger to baseball players and fans. It’s also changing the physics of the game.

The Kansas City Royals were hot Wednesday at Wrigley Field, scoring an 8-4 road win. So were the Chicago Cubs. And the umpires. And the fans. Everyone felt the heat in Wrigleyville. Fans swarmed to ...
The Conversation

Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The Conversation

Heat pumps can cut your energy costs by up to 90%. It’s not magic, just a smart use of the laws of physics

Alan Pears provides advice and consults to the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity and Energy Efficiency Council as well as governments and community groups such as Renew on issues related to ...
Wired

Stumped by Heat Pumps?

What's the difference between warm air and cool air? In fact, what does “temperature” even mean? It's stranger than you think. At a basic level, if you increase the temperature of air, you increase ...