Physicists have developed a new theoretical framework which unifies a wide array of seemingly unrelated "Mpemba effects": ...

Arguably, almost all truly intriguing systems are ones that are far away from equilibrium -- such as stars, planetary atmospheres, and even digital circuits. But, until now, systems far from thermal ...

A scientist gives an answer to a long-standing question in theoretical glass physics: what does it mean to be an order parameter for an inherently out-of-equilibrium system? Starting from first ...

Blinking dots Photoluminescence image of individual quantum dots used in the experiment. Under time-dependent driving, the ...

An international team of researchers has found a way to investigate equilibrium, or the lack thereof, in cells and other living systems. They discovered that cells violate the fundamental principle of ...