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Kyoto Researchers Uncover Secrets of Mpemba Effect

3/27/2025

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Japanese researchers at Kyoto University have unveiled a groundbreaking universal criterion to evaluate the Mpemba effect, where hot liquids freeze faster than cold ones. Their study, featured in Physical Review Letters, employs thermomajority theory to clarify past uncertainties. This innovative research seeks to uncover the effect's minimum time scale and its potential applications in thermal engines and cooling technologies.

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Japanese researchers at Kyoto University have unveiled a groundbreaking universal criterion to evaluate the Mpemba effect, where hot liquids freeze faster than cold ones. Their study, featured in Physical Review Letters, employs thermomajority theory to clarify past uncertainties. This innovative research seeks to uncover the effect's minimum time scale and its potential applications in thermal engines and cooling technologies.