Thermodynamics podcasts

Alexia Auffèves and Pascale Senellart-Mardon explain quantum energetics and the energy costs of quantum technologies. Alexandra Delbot asks how researchers can measure exchanges of energy, entropy and information, develop useful efficiency metrics, and incorporate energy constraints while quantum computers are still being designed.

Hosted by Alexandra Delbot

Melissa and Jam explain how evaporating water can cool a building and why the same approach works much better in dry climates than humid ones. They connect swamp coolers to older cooling techniques and examine newer ideas, including ice-based systems intended to reduce pressure on electricity grids.

Hosted by Melissa, Jam

Melissa and Jam unpack the chemistry inside an air conditioner. They explain how refrigerants, pressure changes and transitions between liquid and gas move heat out of a room, why the outdoor unit releases warmth, and what frozen coils reveal about the cooling process.

Hosted by Melissa, Jam