Exploring the statistical physics of artificial frustrated spin systems in space and time — NSF Award to Baylor University (TX, $2
Non-technical abstract Technologies that operate at the nanoscale, such as molecular machines, nanobatteries, and biological motors, function in regimes where traditional thermodynamics no longer fully applies. At these small scales and over short times, random fluctuations can temporarily allow processes that appear t
| Award title | Exploring the statistical physics of artificial frustrated spin systems in space and time |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2400155 |
| Awardee | Baylor University |
| City | WACO |
| State | TX |
| Amount obligated | $299,999 |
| Principal investigator | Alan Farhan |
| Program | CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS |
| Start date | 04/01/2026 |
| Abstract | Non-technical abstract Technologies that operate at the nanoscale, such as molecular machines, nanobatteries, and biological motors, function in regimes where traditional thermodynamics no longer fully applies. At these small scales and over short times, random fluctuations can temporarily allow processes that appear to violate the second law of thermodynamics. While modern theory predicts when such events can occur, experimentally observing and quantifying them in complex, interacting systems r |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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