A heat engine small enough to fit inside a superconducting circuit has converted heat into measurable work near absolute zero, offering a new test bed for quantum thermodynamics and a possible route ...

A tiny superconducting engine has successfully converted heat near absolute zero into useful work, demonstrating the first cyclic quantum heat engine of its kind. Future versions could operate ...

Recent improvements in our understanding of how the principles of thermodynamics apply in the quantum realm could give a boost to quantum technology, and a clearer picture of quantum thermodynamics ...