It is one of the most important laws of nature that we know: The famous second law of thermodynamics says that the world gets ...

I have always felt connected to the thermodynamic principle of entropy. I believed that my body at rest demonstrated the concept perfectly—and I now know that to be true, but not at all in the way ...

Exactly 200 years ago, a French engineer introduced an idea that would quantify the universe’s inexorable slide into decay. But entropy, as it’s currently understood, is less a fact about the world ...

Chemical thermodynamics and energetics represent a foundational pillar of physical chemistry, addressing the principles that govern energy exchanges during physical and chemical transformations. This ...