We develop a resource-theoretic framework that allows one to bridge the gap between two
approaches to quantum thermodynamics based on Markovian thermal processes (which …

Optimal control theory deals with finding protocols to steer a system between assigned initial
and final states, such that a trajectory-dependent cost function is minimized. The application …

Thermodynamic uncertainty relations (TURs) express a fundamental lower bound on the
precision (inverse scaled variance) of any thermodynamic charge—eg, work or heat—by …

We apply evolutionary reinforcement learning to a simulation model in order to identify
efficient time-dependent erasure protocols for a physical realization of a one-bit memory by …

We implement a Szilard engine using a 2-bit logical unit consisting of inductively coupled
quantum flux parametrons (QFPs)—Josephson-junction superconducting circuits with …

We introduce a fast and highly efficient physically realizable bit swap. Employing readily
available and scalable Josephson junction microtechnology, the design implements the …

Adaptive systems—such as a biological organism gaining survival advantage, an
autonomous robot executing a functional task, or a motor protein transporting intracellular …

Computation, if treated as a set of physical processes that act on information represented by
states of matter, encompasses biological systems, digital systems, and other constructs and …

Reducing the energy inefficiency of conventional CMOS-based computing devices--which
rely on logically irreversible gates to process information--remains both a fundamental …

The not operation is a reversible transformation acting on a 1-bit logical state and should be
achievable in a physically reversible manner at no energetic cost. We experimentally …