Leading a double life as both solids and liquids, liquid crystals occupy center stage for creating smaller, faster and more efficient technologies. Even at the level of single particles, liquid ...

In an isolated system, any heterogeneity of intensive properties, such as temperature, pressure, or density, becomes homogeneous over time, resulting in increased entropy according to the Clausius ...

Researchers have identified how in-plane temperature gradients inside lithium-ion batteries can either protect cells during fast charging or dramatically accelerate their degradation, offering a new ...

$${\mathrm{TMS}} = \frac{{V_{{\mathrm{ap}}} - V_{\mathrm{p}}}}{{{\mathrm{min}}\left( {\left| {V_{{\mathrm{ap}}}} \right|,\left| {V_{\mathrm{p}}} \right|} \right ...

In a new study, researchers have discovered that applying a small difference in temperature to a watered-down mixture of a compound called zirconium phosphate initiates its liquid crystallization. As ...