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Melting of ultrastable glasses

The transition from glass to liquid, due to an increase of temperature, causes changes in the dynamic properties of matter, such as viscosity, without changing its structure. Although different theories try to explain this phenomenon, according to the Materials Physics I Unit of the UAB, focused...

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Does the Second Law Hold at Cosmic Scales?

According to the Thermodynamics laws, the behavior of systems in which gravity plays no role will reach a thermodynamic equilibrium and will not vary as long as it is not externally disturbed. This article questions whether these laws are still valid in large-scale systems or systems...

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3Q: Lisa Randall

Professor of theoretical physics at Harvard University, Randall has linked her studies with philosophy, the humanities and music. The UAB awarded an honorary doctorate to Lisa Randall last march.She is also a well-known scientific disseminator, author of books like "Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding...

3Q Deborah Coen

Historian of Science and Medicina at Yale University, she has published three books, the latest one entitled Climate in Motion: Science, Empire, and the Problem of Scale (Chicago, 2018). Deborah Coen investigates the culture of science of the past and its connection with other intellectual and politica spheres, as well as...