Entropy gets a bad rap. Typically associated with randomness and chaos, it can also correlate with freedom and diversity.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2023 – Though a cornerstone of thermodynamics, entropy remains one of the most vexing concepts to teach budding physicists in the classroom. As a result, many people oversimplify ...

Entropy is one of the most useful concepts in science but also one of the most confusing. This article serves as a brief introduction to the various types of entropy that can be used to quantify the ...

Three recent studies offer deeper understanding of thermodynamic behaviors with potential to impact materials engineering and energy systems. One shows how increasing elemental diversity in layered ...

In a study published in Nature, researchers have used ultrafast laser heating and high-resolution inelastic X-ray scattering to explore the extreme limits of gold's structural stability. The 'entropy ...