Glassy materials exist in nature and play a critical role in technology, but key differences between the glass, liquid and crystalline phases are not well understood. Over several decades there has ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 93, No. 15 (Jul. 23, 1996), pp. 7452-7453 (2 pages) ...

Configurational entropy quantifies the number of accessible molecular arrangements within a system and is a critical parameter in understanding thermodynamic properties, binding affinities and ...

Entropy, introduced by Rudolf Clausius in 1865, is a way to quantify the amount of energy dispersion within a system. It reflects how energy, whether thermal or chemical, becomes more scattered ...

In this video, we explore the relationship between life and entropy, discussing how low entropy life can exist amidst ...

What's an intuitive way to understand entropy? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Mark ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...