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Ultracold matter

Ultracold matter

Maxwell’s demon brings order to an atomic lattice

06 Sep 2018
Maxwell's demon
Demonic action: each row shows the five planes of a 5x5x5 optical lattice. The top row shows the initial random configuration of atoms. The middle and bottom rows show the progression towards having all the atoms in a 5x5x2 sublattice. (Courtesy: Weiss Laboratory/Penn State)
The famous “Maxwell’s demon” thought experiment has been brought to life using lasers to signi

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Edwin Cartlidge is a science writer based in Rome
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