Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have, for the first time, demonstrated a technique that synchronizes ultrashort ...

For two centuries, students have learned that heat flows and engines work according to rigid limits that no machine can beat.

Every summer, our cities burn energy to keep us cool. The same happens in winter with the increasing demand for heating.

Researchers at TU Wien have discovered a quantum system where energy and mass move with perfect efficiency. In an ultracold ...

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The ...

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