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Chapter 27: Energy and Disorder
Perpetual
Motion Machines [Updated link coming soon.]
This page shows how perpetual motion machines are impossible. Visit this site and explain how some machines that appear to violate the second law of thermodynamics actually result in higher
entropy.
Energy Research
The Office of Energy Research, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy, conducts research on various subjects from biological and environmental issues to nuclear physics. Visit this
site and discover new sources of energy.
Entropy [Updated
link coming soon.]
This page provides some excellent movies and images of entropy. Visit this site and explain how it is impossible to get around entropy.
Thermodynamics
The Principia Cybernetica Web provides a general overview of thermodynamics. Visit this site and describe the three laws of thermodynamics.
Introduction
of Photovoltaic Physics [Updated
link coming soon.]
This online tutorial describes how photovoltaic cells work. Visit this site and learn how silicon is important to this industry.
