Has Maxwell's demon, the fictitious violator of physical law, really been sighted shovelling sand grains through a tiny hole, asks Philip Ball?
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Eggers,J. Sand as Maxwell's Demon. Physical Review Letters 83, 5322 - 5325 1999.
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Ball, P. The demon pretender. Nature (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000106-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000106-1