Physicists in Japan have (kind of) built a Maxwell's daemon ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell's_demon ) that (kind of) converts information into energy
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/44385
This does not violate the second law of thermodynamics as far more energy is used in the supporting apporatus than is gained in the experiment.
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
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