The Venerable Laws of THERMODYNAMICS

[Andrew Scott Chesnick]

I thought i would pass this along _scott

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** SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS VIOLATED
It seems that something odd happens to the second law of
thermodynamics when systems get sufficiently small. The law states
that the entropy, or disorder, of the universe increases over time
and it holds true for large-scale systems. For instance, whereas a hot
beverage will spontaneously dissipate heat to the surrounding air
(an increase in disorder), the air cannot heat the liquid without
added energy.
 Now....Small assemblages of molecules inside larger systems may not
always abide by the principle. Now Australian researchers report that
even larger systems of thousands of molecules can also undergo fleeting
energy  increases that seem to violate the venerable law.
http://sciam.rsc03.net/servlet/cc?lJpDUCVEJoLlgpJlFgosIpDgpoDnhOE0EX



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A. Scott Chesnick
Staff Scientist/ MRI Instrumentation
National Institutes of Health- NIH/NHLBI/LCE
In Vivo Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research
Building 10 B1D-513A
Bethesda, Md. USA 20892