Neueste Thermodynamik-Nachrichten

Owing to the continuous increasing of steel strength, mechanical properties including toughness and fatigue performance are becoming increasingly sensitive to inclusions in ultra-high strength steel. Rare-earth treatment is considered as an effective method to reduce the harmful effects of inclusions, but is rarely applied in secondary-hardening steel. In the present...

Electricity–water cogeneration power plants are an important tool for advancing sustainable water treatment technologies because they provide a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution for meeting the energy and water needs of communities. By integrating power and water production, these technologies can reduce carbon emissions and help mitigate the impact of...

Programmable DNA motifs are developed for biosensing and information encryption....

Incorporating self-assembled micellar system into interfacial polymerization generates high-performance desalination membranes....

Cells are expert cooperators and collaborators. To maintain tissue health, cells talk to each other, exert pressure on each other, and kick out cells that are not contributing to the overall well-being of the collective. When it's time to get rid of a cell, the collective group initiates a process...

We study the response of chemical reaction networks driven far from equilibrium to logarithmic perturbations of reaction rates. The response of the mean number of a chemical species is observed to be quantitively limited by number fluctuations as well as the maximum thermodynamic driving force. We prove these trade-offs for...

TU Wien (Austria)A quantum version of the third law of thermodynamics formulated by scientists at Austria's Technical University of Wien (TU Wien) resolves contradictions between deleting information perfectly and cooling to absolute zero degrees Fahrenheit (-273.15 degrees Celsius). TU Wien's Marcus Huber said, "We found that quantum systems can be...

LiquidPiston's patented thermodynamic cycle is making engineering history – and they're taking investors while they do it....

Wenbin Li (left) and Aditya Mohite (right) in their laboratory at Rice University. Photo: Rice University.Researchers at Rice University already knew that the atoms in perovskites react favorably to light. Now, they can see precisely how those atoms move in perovskites. This breakthrough in visualization supports their efforts to squeeze...

With a grant from the Office of Naval Research, MIT researchers aim to design novel high-performance steels, with potential applications including printed aircraft components and ship hulls....

To evaluate the many different aspects of fuel cell design, you can use the Fuel Cell & Electrolyzer Module. Explore 4 examples here…...

This collage depicts elements related to ionocaloric cooling, a newly developed refrigeration cycle that researchers hope could help phase out the refrigerants that contribute to global warming. Image: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab.Adding salt to a road before a winter storm changes when ice will form. Researchers at the US Department of...