Thermo-physics, as a core interdisciplinary discipline integrating thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics, is the fundamental support for the development of engineering, materials science, environmental engineering and precision medicine. In the era of in-depth interdisciplinary integration and rapid technological iteration, this discipline is breaking through the boundaries of traditional research and showing a development trend of mathematization, intellectualization, engineeringization and interdisciplinary integration. This paper systematically sorts out and analyzes the latest research progress of six core frontier directions of thermo-physics, including fractional calculus application, machine learning and reliability analysis, engineering thermo-physics optimization, material and environmental thermo-physics, thermo-physics for precise medicine, and mathematics and optimization for thermo-physics. For each frontier field, the key scientific and technical challenges faced by the discipline are deeply expounded, and the innovative solutions and research results proposed in the latest academic research are summarized. The research results show that the development of modern thermo-physics takes frontier exploration as the core, challenge response as the orientation, interdisciplinary integration as the driving force and engineering application as the goal. The cross-integration of thermo-physics with mathematics, artificial intelligence, life science and environmental science has spawned a number of new research directions and application scenarios, and provided effective theoretical and technical support for solving complex problems in energy conservation and emission reduction, technological innovation, ecological environmental protection and human health. Finally, the future development prospect of thermo-physics is prospected, and it is pointed out that the continuous innovation of mathematical methods and intelligent technologies and the deepening of interdisciplinary research will promote thermo-physics to break through the existing research bottlenecks and make greater contributions to the high-quality development of human society in the energy and thermal engineering field.
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