The term entropy is used in information theory as a "measure of the uncertainty associated with a random variable" and refers to an axiom called the Shannon Entropy. The concept was introduced by ...

Two clashing ideas about disorder inside black holes now point to the same strange conclusions, and it could reshape the ...

Science popularization has its legends and heroes, just like any other field, though I’ve heard no plans as yet to open a Hall of Fame. Should that day come, one of the first inductees would ...

Behind the veil: A black hole's event horizon contains an infinite number of microstates, but expressing these microstates in terms of a finite set of representative quantum superpositions makes it ...

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 ...

Intermetallic compounds—ordered structures of two or more metallic elements—have long been studied and developed for high-temperature applications 1,2,3,4. More recently, the high-entropy alloy-design ...