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Researchers led by Francesco Sannino of the University of Naples Federico II published a study in Physical Review D examining whether a black hole can divide into two separate black holes. They found that if a black hole spins at the maximum physically possible rate, its event horizon can form a pants-shaped structure in spacetime, producing two distinct black holes without violating the laws of thermodynamics.
Researchers describe a molecular computation approach that proceeds through energetically downhill reactions rather than requiring external energy input to drive each step. This design allows chemical systems to perform computational operations while consuming less energy than conventional molecular computing schemes.
In their book Time's Second Arrow, Robert Hazen and Michael Wong argue that alongside thermodynamics' entropy-driven decay, there exists a complementary natural principle that consistently pushes matter and systems toward greater order and complexity. They cite phenomena from element formation via nuclear fusion to biological evolution as recurring evidence of this ordering tendency across both living and non-living systems.