entropy

Promising solar energy material gets curious boost from entropy, researchers show

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Lead author Kushal Rijal (right) and Neno Fuller (left) performed the TR-TPPE measurement using the ultrahigh-power vacuum photoemission spectroscopy system shown in the image. Credit: Kushal and Fuller Solar energy is crucial to a clean energy future. Traditionally, solar energy has been harvested using silicon, the same semiconductor material used in everyday electronic devices. But … Read more

A model outlining the microscopic origin of black hole entropy

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This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! by Ingrid Fadelli, Phys.org The quantum superposition of two microstates with a black hole corresponds to that of another microstate. Credit: Aruna Balasubramanian × close to The quantum superposition of two microstates with a black hole corresponds to that of … Read more