Researchers find quantum 'Maxwell's demon' may give up information to extract work
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-quantum-maxwell-demon.html
Now, Murch and colleagues have taken that most human enterprise down to the intangible quantum scale—that of ultra low temperatures and microscopic systems—and discovered that, as in the macroscopic world, it is possible to use information to extract work.
There is a catch, though: Some information may be lost in the process.