Engineering Maxwell’s demon

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A simple model illustrates the operating principles of an information engine, a mechanical device that mimics the behavior of Maxwell’s demon by converting heat into information plus work.

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Published in: Physics Today

Volume 67, Issue 8, pp. 60-61

DOI: 10.1063/pt.3.2490

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Engineering Maxwell’s demon

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