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Thermodynamics of the climate system

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Martin S. Singh, Morgan E O’Neill
Physics Today 75 (7), 30–37 (2022);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.5038
Published: July 2022
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The demons haunting thermodynamics

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Katie Robertson
Physics Today 74 (11), 44–50 (2021);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4881
Published: November 2021
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Demon in the details

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Dmitri V. Averin
Physics Today 69 (8), 12 (2016);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.3250
Published: August 2016
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Information: From Maxwell’s demon to Landauer’s eraser

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Eric Lutz, Sergio Ciliberto
Physics Today 68 (9), 30–35 (2015);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2912
Published: September 2015
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Engineering Maxwell’s demon

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Zhiyue Lu, Dibyendu Mandal, Christopher Jarzynski
Physics Today 67 (8), 60–61 (2014);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2490
Published: August 2014
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Simple compound manifests record-high thermoelectric performance

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Barbara Goss Levi
Physics Today 67 (6), 14–16 (2014);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2404
Published: June 2014
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Reinventing physics for life-sciences majors

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Dawn C. Meredith, Edward F. Redish
Physics Today 66 (7), 38–43 (2013);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2046
Published: July 2013
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Environmental intelligence, basic thermodynamics, and extreme weather

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Jonathan Allen
Physics Today 65 (9), 8 (2012);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.1692
Published: September 2012
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Desert solar hubs not new but risky

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Andrew Ochadlick, Jr
Physics Today 64 (12), 10–11 (2011);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.1344
Published: December 2011
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Efficiency bounds for powerful engines

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Steve K. Blau
Physics Today 63 (11), 18–19 (2010);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4797263
Published: November 2010
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Tiny power boost from an entropy engine

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Jermey N. A. Matthews
Physics Today 63 (4), 19 (2010);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3397034
Published: April 2010
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Research needs for future internal combustion engines

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Dawn K. Manley, Andrew McIlroy, Craig A. Taatjes
Physics Today 61 (11), 47–52 (2008);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027991
Published: November 2008
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The wizard’s legacy

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Robert Oppenheimer
Physics Today 61 (7), 8 (2008);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796900
Published: July 2008
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Traveling‐Wave Thermoacoustic Heat Engines Attain High Efficiency

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Richard Fitzgerald
Physics Today 52 (6), 18–19 (1999);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.882690
Published: June 1999
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Information is Physical

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Rolf Landauer
Physics Today 44 (5), 23–29 (1991);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881299
Published: May 1991
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Thermodynamics in finite time

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Bjarne Andresen, Peter Salamon, R. Stephen Berry
Physics Today 37 (9), 62–70 (1984);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2916405
Published: September 1984
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Solar sea power

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Clarence Zener
Physics Today 26 (1), 48–53 (1973);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3127895
Published: January 1973
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Physics and engineering in a free society: 2. Industry

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E. R. Piore
Physics Today 14 (3), 24–25 (1961);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3057457
Published: March 1961
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A sketch for a history of early thermodynamics

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E. Mendoza
Physics Today 14 (2), 32–42 (1961);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3057388
Published: February 1961
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