Author(s): Matteo Lostaglio, Markus P. Müller, and Michele Pastena
Microscopic engines, even if operated far from equilibrium, could negate thermal fluctuations by creating correlations between initially uncorrelated systems. This would allow the engines to extract as much work as their reversible macroscopic counterparts and do so reliably.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 150402] Published Fri Oct 09, 2015