Looks like this experiment demonstrates a process which converts heat energy into electrical energy. This has already been observed when thermal radiation is emitted by a warm body. Also, electrical energy can be captured from a resistor surrounded by a heat sink.
I am not sure why the report you refer to claims to be a first. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> To: Vortex List <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Tue, Jul 11, 2017 12:08 am Subject: [Vo]:2nd Law proved not valid, ignored by West In the disclosed Maxwell's demon type of experiment from 2012, heat from ambient air was converted completely into electric energy, using a static magnetic field without producing any other effect. The phenomenon proves clearly that the second law of thermodynamics is not universally valid, even though the output was tiny. "Realization of Maxwell’s Hypothesis" A heat-electric conversion in contradiction to Kelvin’s statement by Xinyong Fu, Zitao Fu Shanghai Jiao Tong University https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311104
