Maxwell’s demon learns to turn concealed information into usable energy for microscopic systems

October 16, 2026 · 6:50 pm 1 sources

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• Maxwell's demon learns to turn concealed information into usable energy for microscopic systems
  Phys.org · October 16, 2026 18:50
  Since its introduction more than 150 years ago, the thought-provoking idea of Maxwell's demon has profoundly shaped our understanding of the relationship between information and energy. Maxwell's demon is an imagined microscopic gatekeeper that exploits information at the microscopic scale to…