The first law of thermodynamics states the principle of energy conservation for systems in which heat and work interactions can take place and the internal energy of the system can change. Using unit ...

As Homer Simpson once famously phrased, “ in this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics ,” but a new and completely ...

The first and second laws of thermodynamics. Entropy and equilibrium. Material and energy balances. Equations of state and properties of fluids. Solutions, phase equilibria, and chemical reaction.

A student playing around with fluids and magnetic materials in the lab may have accidentally found an "exception" to the laws ...

During a routine set of experiments being conducted in the lab, Anthony Raykh, a graduate student at the University of ...

Bendng the laws of thermodynamics, University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have discovered a surprising ...

A team of researchers led by a physics graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently made the ...

A curious liquid refused to remain chaotic after being shaken and settled into a smooth, outlined shape like a piece of ...

A team of researchers led by a physics graduate student recently made the surprising discovery of what they call a 'shape-recovering liquid,' which defies some long-held expectations derived from the ...

The course expands upon the first and second laws of thermodynamics. A significant emphasis is placed on the concepts of entropy generation and its transport mechanisms with respect to single-phase, ...