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Quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics

No-heat quantum engine makes its debut

04 Oct 2023
Artist's cartoon of the quantum engine as a piston, showing the piston compressed when the particles are molecules and expanded when they are individual fermionic atoms
In and out: An illustration of the quantum engine as a piston, showing the piston compressed when the particles in the gas exist as bosonic molecules and expanded when they are individual fermionic atoms. (Courtesy: Miriam Neve)
Most regular engines convert thermal energy into mechanical work, but an international team of resea

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