A study published in Physical Review Letters (PRL) details a "Gambling Carnot Engine" that researchers report can attain 100% efficiency while also improving power generation. The researchers present ...
How the Steam Engine Changed PhysicsAfter Newtonian mechanics was completed, 18th-century physics entered an era of ...
Heat has always been something we thought we understood. From baking bread to running engines, the idea seemed simple: heat spreads out smoothly, like water soaking through a sponge. That simple ...
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New Stirling engine makes steady power by radiating heat to space
Engineers have built a modern Stirling engine that quietly turns the cold of outer space into steady mechanical power, using the night sky as a heat sink instead of a fuel tank. By radiating heat away ...
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists created an engine made of only silica particles suspended an electric field, and cranked temperatures up high enough to rival the Sun’s ...
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Heat-only method makes critical alloys tougher for nuclear fusion reactors and jet engines
Future fusion reactors and commercial jet engines share a common challenge: their critical parts ...
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