In a bid to test the principles of Maxwell's thought experiment, the researchers said their information engine achieves power 'comparable to molecular machinery.'
Researchers Design Very Fast Engine that Works Using Information
Written by AZoMMay 12 2021
Scientists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) have developed an exceptionally quick engine that taps into a new type of fuel information.
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The engine has been developed such that it transforms the random jiggling of a microscopic particle into stored energy. The study was published recently in the journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and could result in considerable progress in the speed and cost of bio-nanotechnologies and computers.
According to John Bechhoefer, a physics professor at SFU and senior author of the study, scientists’ knowledge of how to quickly and effectively transform data into “work” might inform the design and making of real-world information engines.
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Simon Fraser University researchers have designed a remarkably fast engine that taps into a new kind of fuel information.
The development of this engine, which converts the random jiggling of a microscopic particle into stored energy, is outlined in research published this week in the
SFU physics professor and senior author John Bechhoefer says researchers understanding of how to rapidly and efficiently convert information into work may inform the design and creation of real-world information engines.?? We wanted to find out how fast an information engine can go and how much energy it can extract, so we made one, says Bechhoefer, whose experimental group collaborated with theorists led by SFU physics professor David Sivak.