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Microscopic Engine Surpasses Sun's Heat, Promises Disease Insights

10/11/2025

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King’s College London researchers report a microscopic engine in a Paul Trap reaching temperatures surpassing the sun's core.
The engine showed cooling behaviors despite rising heat from environmental fluctuations.
The work aims to connect macroscopic and microscopic realms to understand protein folding relevant to disease.
They say findings could reshape thermodynamics and offer a sustainable method for simulating biological processes, potentially enabling new disease treatments.

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King’s College London researchers report a microscopic engine in a Paul Trap reaching temperatures surpassing the sun's core.
The engine showed cooling behaviors despite rising heat from environmental fluctuations.
The work aims to connect macroscopic and microscopic realms to understand protein folding relevant to disease.
They say findings could reshape thermodynamics and offer a sustainable method for simulating biological processes, potentially enabling new disease treatments.