A tiny, particle-sized engine that runs at temperatures approaching the innermost core of the Sun could open a window into the smallest extremes of thermodynamics. By levitating a single particle of ...

Cool idea Jeremy Munday with a prototype Stirling engine that generates mechanical energy from the temperature difference between the Earth and deep space when placed outdoors at night. (Courtesy: ...

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