It is now possible to write and read magnetic information at the atomic scale by manipulating and imaging atoms on a magnetic template with a spin-polarized scanning tunnelling microscope.
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Bucher, JP. Move an atom and watch its spin flip. Nature Nanotech 5, 315–316 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2010.94
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