The Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution describes the probability distribution of molecular speeds in a sample of an ideal gas.

James Clerk Maxwell is the scientist responsible for explaining the forces behind the radio in your car, the magnets on your fridge, the heat of a warm summer day and the charge on a battery.

A technique to charge a battery inside a quantum computer relies on sorting qubits in an imitation of Maxwell’s demon, a 19th-century thought experiment once thought to break the laws of physics ...

There are several great ways for The Alters to conclude, depending on the choices you make. Despite the bumps in the road ...

A thought experiment called Maxwell’s demon, long hypothesised to break the laws of physics, could be made using simple electronic devices at macroscopic scales – without upsetting the laws of ...

The laboratory version of Maxwell’s demon created by Jonne Koski, a physicist at Aalto University in Finland, and colleagues essentially tricked an electronic circuit into forfeiting heat.

From insightful discussions to surprise performances, the annual festival gave attendees plenty to indulge in.

The original thought experiment was first proposed by mathematical physicist James Clerk Maxwell -- one of the most influential scientists in history -- 150 years ago.

Will's trip starts promisingly enough when he has a chance encounter with Nobel prize-winning physicist Professor Peter Higgs on an Edinburgh back street not far from Maxwell's birthplace.

James Clerk Maxwell, a versatile Scottish physicist, significantly contributed to the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation. This theory was groundbreaking as it unified electricity ...