College engineering projects are great, because they afford budding engineers the opportunity to build interesting things without the need for financial motivation. Usually, some basic requirements ...

The concept of entropy—commonly understood as “disorder”—was developed in the 19th century by Sadi Carnot and Rudolf Clausius, who were searching for the most efficient way to convert energy from heat ...

Pity the poor thermodynamics student of the future. As difficult as thermo can be for budding engineers to learn, it is going to get a lot more complicated if a recently published theory is true.

For more than a century, thermodynamics has described how heat flows and engines run, while quantum mechanics has ruled the ...

As a measurement of a system's randomness, entropy has specific scientific meaning. Last month, we saw how entropy can be scientifically defined in terms As a measurement of a system's randomness, ...

The unique properties of high-entropy alloys make them ideal for hydrogen storage, offering advantages in stability and ...

Names can be both liberating and confining. When mankind gives something a name, we mark it with a label that helps us discuss our shared environment and experience. At the same time, a label can ...

Entropy is one of the most useful concepts in science but also one of the most confusing. This article serves as a brief introduction to the various types of entropy that can be used to quantify the ...