Articles Tagged with thermodynamics

Turning off the pumps

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Cooling unplugged

There are alternatives to the ubiquitous air conditioner.

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The answers

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and explanations

We present the answers to last week’s conundrums.

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April fool?

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Camouflaged truth

It’s not always easy to sort out fact from falsehood.

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The theoretical piston

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A useful idea

We ask a chicken-and-egg question about a textbook staple.

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What not to do

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The project review

Sometimes abandoning an effort is a positive step.

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Thermodynamics is unfair

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Cooling is hard

Why did air conditioning appear so long after fire?

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Hawking radiation – II

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Black holes to the rescue

We contine with an explanation of why Stephen Hawking is famous among physicists.

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