A new study has uncovered the universal dynamics far from equilibrium in randomly interacting spin models, thereby complementing the well-established universality in low-energy equilibrium physics.

Researchers have made a breakthrough in applying the first law of thermodynamics to complex systems, rewriting the way we ...

In the intricate realm of wave turbulence, where predictability falters and chaos reigns, a groundbreaking study has emerged. The new research explores the heart of wave turbulence using an ultracold ...

Time-dependent driving has become a powerful tool for creating novel non-equilibrium phases such as discrete time crystals and Floquet topological ...

Touch the back of a laptop and it often feels warm. This is because part of the energy used for computation and communication ...

The ice in a domestic freezer is remarkably different from the single crystals that form in snow clouds, or even those formed ...

Decades after a Tanzanian teenager initiated study of the “Mpemba effect,” the effort to confirm or refute it is leading physicists toward new theories about how substances relax to equilibrium. It ...

For years, researchers have provided contradictory evidence about the “premelting film” of ice, its thickness and whether it ...