It is commonly assumed that tiny particles just go with the flow as they make their way through soil, biological tissue, and other complex materials. But a team of Yale researchers led by Professor ...

Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have demonstrated that the Carnot principle, a foundational rule of thermodynamics, does not fully apply at the atomic scale when particles are physically ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers have made a breakthrough in applying the first law of thermodynamics to complex systems. The law is a bedrock of physics, but has long ...

Physicists have shown that a cornerstone of thermodynamics, the Carnot efficiency limit, breaks down at the atomic scale when quantum correlations come into play. Their results suggest that ...

How it works When laser light passes through a cavity filled with atoms, part of it can do useful work. In this example the work is charging a quantum battery (top). The rest of the light turns into ...

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Pressure points The Institute of Physics says that recent errors in A-level physics unfairly perpetuate the myth that physics is a difficult subject. (Courtesy: shutterstock/monkey business images) ...

The proportion of A-level students awarded top grades rose again this year, but some will still be disappointed with the letters printed inside those nerve-inducing brown envelopes. Students across ...

The North-South divide in the number of students awarded the highest grades has reached record levels following this year's release of A-level results. The margin of students achieving A* and A grades ...

A-level students across the UK, Wales and Northern Ireland have been collecting their exam results this morning. Students will be hoping they achieve the grades needed to attend the university of ...

A-Level results day 2025 is here and students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are all finding out how they did in this year's exams. What's on that sheet of paper is determined by grade ...