A hypothetical being described in a 155-year-old thought experiment, at the time thought to break the laws of thermodynamics, actually evolved billions of years ago in the form of proteins used by ...

Scientists have used computer models to expand on a famous thought experiment in physics. Maxwell’s Demon is an idea that seems to violate the second law of thermodynamics, and scientists have argued ...

In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have discovered a novel approach to detecting the quantum properties of a system by simply using heat as a witness, requiring no direct ...

A chemical pump based on a 19th-century thought experiment involving an invisible “demon” could be used to help separate chemicals in drug manufacturing. Maxwell’s demon, first proposed by physicist ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from Nagoya University in Japan and the Slovak Academy of Sciences have unveiled new insights into the interplay between quantum theory and thermodynamics.

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Researchers show that enzymes with enhanced enzyme diffusion can function as Maxwell's demon by utilising information from past reactions to actively shift away from equilibrium and control the ...

An artistic illustration depicting "Maxwell's demon" modulating the diffusion speed of an enzyme. The demon represents the physical mechanism by which the enzyme uses information to break chemical ...