The extraction of work (i.e., usable energy) from quantum processes is a key focus of quantum thermodynamics research, which explores the application of thermodynamics laws to quantum systems.

Very soon after the Big Bang, the universe enjoyed a brief phase where quarks and gluons roamed freely, not yet joined up ...

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Here, the authors implement molecular dynamics simulations to model ATP-driven enzymatic reactions, revealing how the enzyme CK1δ phosphorylates condensates of the neurodegeneration linked ...

Understanding the Fisher Effect Fisher's equation reflects that the real interest rate can be taken by subtracting the expected inflation rate from the nominal interest rate. In this equation ...

Abstract: Thermodynamics has provided a powerful tool to study radiation and its conversion into useful work. Starting from the so-called Shockley's paradox, this article discusses the thermodynamic ...

A new study published in the journal Asymmetry demonstrates that the commonly used cell model for ion-exchange membranes violates the Onsager reciprocity principle, challenging a foundational ...

In this study, we employ a combined neutron scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance, and computational modeling approach to deconstruct ion-specific perturbations to water structure and dynamics and ...

An aspect that has not been fully explored concerns the thermodynamics of the BEC in a harmonic trap. Identification of extensive and intensive macroscopic variables (like volume and pressure ...

§ Department of Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Scotland G1 1XL, United Kingdom ∥ Department of Physics, Scottish Universities Physics ...

The purpose of this book is to encourage the use of non-equilibrium thermodynamics to describe transport in complex, heterogeneous media. With large coupling effects between the transport of heat, ...