Nano-Ising

Abstract

The impact of the Ising model on the development of so many diverse branches of theoretical physics can hardly be overstated. A group in Uppsala (Arnalds et al 2016 New J. Phys. 18 023008) has shown how to realize it at the nanoscale. Their work could open new paths to the study of critical phenomena, out of equilibrium kinetics, disorder and glassy behavior in a real yet controllable system.