The modern world presents many questions, such as “Where does life originate?” and “Can we make the world healthier with nanomedicine?” These demand investigation on smaller and smaller scales. This presentation introduces AFM-IR, a unique technique for “smelling” materials at the nanoscale to further understand their chemical make-up. We will take a look at the history of the technique, how it works, and how it is currently being used to explore such big ideas.

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