Project description Challenging current ThinkingInformation, Fluctuations, and Energy Control in Small Systems Show the project objective Hide the project objective Strong statistical fluctuations in meso- and nano-scale structures make their thermodynamic properties extremely dependent on the information available about them. The most basic process illustrating the importance of information to statistical systems is the information-to-energy conversion in the famous Maxwell's Demon (MD). Our primary goal is to study both experimentally and theoretically the statistics of fluctuations and the role of information in thermodynamics of the nano-scale systems. The first milestone will be the experimental realization of the nanoscale MD. We will create an experimental set-up and develop the corresponding theory of the monitored statistical evolution with feedback that optimizes the information-to-energy conversion. Our vision is to develop the nanoelectronic and bio-molecular devices that will allow us to systematically explore the limits of information-powered systems, in particular to test the Szilárd's limit relating one bit of information to extracted energy. We will also study statistics of energy fluctuations as revealed via equilibrium and non-equilibrium fluctuations of temperature. Part of these fluctuations has a quantum mechanical origin, but identification of this contribution in practice poses a challenging problem. Another novel extension of the MD work will be the study of thermodynamic constraints on quantum detectors. The principal novelty of our project is that it brings a rigorous experimental component to the field presently dominated by theory. Though the concept of a MD is tremendously important for development of modern statistical mechanics, MD-type experiments are still at their infancy. Our experimental study of MD will naturally lead to further progress in the relevant theoretical concepts. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesthermodynamicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsstatistical mechanics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.9.1 - Challenging current Thinking Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-C See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR EU contribution € 717 336,00 Address OTAKAARI 1 02150 Espoo Finland See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Katariina Toivonen (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution € 339 339,00 Address GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 08007 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Xavier Gutierrez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 300 075,00 Address RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Guillaume ROCHET (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT Netherlands EU contribution € 212 146,00 Address STEVINWEG 1 2628 CN Delft See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jose Van Vugt (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITETET I OSLO Norway EU contribution € 324 755,00 Address PROBLEMVEIEN 5-7 0313 Oslo See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lars Bernhardsen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University Sweden EU contribution € 342 331,00 Address Paradisgatan 5c 22100 LUND See on map Region Södra Sverige Sydsverige Skåne län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Monica Pålsson (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK United States EU contribution € 0,00 Address STATE STREET 35 12201 Albany Ny See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Chabza Lydia (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER GRENOBLE 1 France EU contribution € 28 444,00 Address Avenue Centrale, Domaine Universitaire 621 38041 GRENOBLE See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yann LE ROUX (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE France EU contribution € 30 000,00 Address AVENUE FELIX VIALLET 46 38031 Grenoble Cedex 1 See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Isère Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Clémentine GLEIZAL (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data