A startup founded by former Google quantum researchers has unveiled working hardware that could disrupt the AI data center boom. Extropic’s thermodynamic chips use probabilistic bits to achieve unprecedented energy efficiency for complex simulations.
Researchers have created a microscopic engine that reaches temperatures hotter than the Sun’s corona while defying conventional thermodynamics. The trapped particle engine demonstrates unprecedented efficiency fluctuations that could revolutionize nanoscale technology.
Physicists have reportedly developed the world’s smallest and hottest engine, achieving temperatures exceeding 10 million Kelvin—hotter than the Sun’s corona—according to research from King’s College London. The microscopic engine, smaller than a single cell, represents a significant advancement in microscopic scale engineering and challenges fundamental thermodynamic principles.
