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How writing a popular-science book led to a Nature Physics paper
- Writing a popular-science book led to a Nature Physics paper on autonomous quantum machines and practical quantum thermodynamics.
- The book Quantum Steampunk inspired the author to explore opportunities for the future of quantum thermodynamics.
- While conventional thermodynamics accompanied the Industrial Revolution, quantum thermodynamics offered new insights but lacked practical applications.
- Autonomous quantum machines access heat from the environment to power themselves without external control.
- The author envisioned the need for a quantum SoCal—a setting where autonomous quantum machines can operate effectively.
- Collaborating with experimentalist Simone Gasparinetti, they integrated an autonomous quantum refrigerator with a quantum computer.
- The experiment demonstrated the quantum refrigerator's ability to cool qubits more efficiently than expected, reaching a temperature of 22 milliKelvin.
- The success of the experiment led to a forward-looking review on useful autonomous quantum machines and the potential growth of a subfield.
- The collaboration showed that publishing a popular-science book can indeed have a positive impact on one's research.
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