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Researchers Re-Examine Second Law of Thermodynamics
Many readers have written to tell us that researchers are examining the possibility of using Brownian ratchets to help combat the problem of heat dissipation in miniaturized electronics. "Currently, devices are engineered to operate near thermal equilibrium, in accordance with the Second Law of Thermodynamics which states that heat tends to transfer from a hotter unit to a cooler one. However, using the concept of Brownian ratchets, which are systems that convert non-equilibrium energy to do useful work, the researchers hope to allow computers to operate at low power levels, and harness power dissipated by other functions. 'The main quest we have is to see if by departing from near-equilibrium operation, we can perform computation more efficiently,' Ghosh told iTnews. 'We aren't breaking the Second Law — that's not what we are claiming,' he said. 'We are simply re-examining its implications, as much of the established understanding of power dissipation is based on near-equilibrium operation.'"
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once again, liberals bend the laws of science to "prove" evolution. no way that evolution and the 2nd law of thermodynamics and evolution can coexist, otherwise organisms would get simpler, not more complex! so instead of getting rid of evolution they have to change something else.
for a more detailed explanation....
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-thermodynamics.html