New ‘quantum engine’ does work by flipping the identity of atoms

New ‘quantum engine’ does work by flipping the identity of atoms

A schematic diagram showing the four-step cycle of the quantum engine. | Photo Credit: Koch, J., Menon, K., Cuestas, E. et al. A quantum engine in the BEC–BCS crossover. Nature621, 723–727 (2023). Physicists in Germany have come up with a way to convert the energy difference between two quantum states of a group of atoms … Read more