{"id":236785,"date":"2024-06-26T19:26:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/maxwells-demon-charges-quantum-batteries-inside-of-a-quantum-computer\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:05","slug":"maxwells-demon-charges-quantum-batteries-inside-of-a-quantum-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/maxwells-demon-charges-quantum-batteries-inside-of-a-quantum-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxwell\u2019s demon charges quantum batteries inside of a quantum computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25205452\/SEI_210391142.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2437147\" data-caption=\"Splitting qubits inside a quantum computer into high and low-energy groups can charge a battery\" data-credit=\"Shutterstock \/ Pavel Chukhov\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Splitting qubits inside a quantum computer into high and low-energy groups can charge a battery<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Shutterstock \/ Pavel Chukhov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>A 19th-century <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2319156-maxwells-demon-experiment-could-be-made-real-without-breaking-physics\/\">thought experiment<\/a>, considered for decades to break the laws of thermodynamics, has been brought to life inside a quantum computer and used to charge a quantum battery.<\/p>\n<p>Physicist James Clerk Maxwell imagined his demon in 1867 while thinking about how to cheat the laws of thermodynamics. 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