A College Student Accidentally Broke the Laws of Thermodynamics (popularmechanics.com) 3 points by solarmist 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] solarmist 1y ago ↗ Anyone know anything about this or can evaluate this claim?Seems like a major thing if it’s true that would inspire an entire new area research. [–] dekhn 1y ago ↗ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-025-02865-1 (paywalled) and https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384256048_Shape-Rec...I don't know how the popular mechanics author came to the conclusion they did; the paper says nothing about breaking any laws of thermodynamics.
[–] dekhn 1y ago ↗ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-025-02865-1 (paywalled) and https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384256048_Shape-Rec...I don't know how the popular mechanics author came to the conclusion they did; the paper says nothing about breaking any laws of thermodynamics.
[–] fracus 1y ago ↗ Saying this college student broke the laws of thermodynamics is like a person watching a plane for the first time saying the plane is breaking the laws of gravity.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 13.4 ms ] threadSeems like a major thing if it’s true that would inspire an entire new area research.
I don't know how the popular mechanics author came to the conclusion they did; the paper says nothing about breaking any laws of thermodynamics.