News tagged with demons
Maxwell's demon demonstration turns information into energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Japan are the first to have succeeded in converting information into free energy in an experiment that verifies the "Maxwell demon" thought experiment devised in 1867.
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Maxwell’s demon may be making a comeback. Physicists know that the demon, an imaginary creature that decreases the entropy of a system, cannot exist in macroscopic systems due to the energy ...
Jun 24, 2009 |
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