Dr. Derek Nowak discusses PiFM, an AFM-IR-based technique, to explain how IR spectroscopy and imaging can be extended to the nanoscale. With sub 5 nm lateral resolution and single-molecule-level sensitivity, PiFM opens up a wide variety of research avenues ranging from exploring nano-crystallin structures for drug delivery to process/failure analysis in semiconductor nanofabrication.

What happens when you can get IR spectra at the nanoscale?

Ep. 11: Advancing NIR Spectroscopy Research and Applications

Ep. 10: From the Ground Floor to HILIC – A Life in the HPLC Column Business

Ep. 9: Automating Advanced Chemometric Methods for Data Processing  

Ep. 8: Analytical science is critical to staying ahead of chemical counterfeiters

Alexander Beaton, a Senior Scientist at LightMachinery, joins us to talk about HyperFine virtually imaged phase array based picometer resolution spectrometers.  Applications including laser characterization, plasma studies, and Brillouin measurements for biological applications will be discussed.

Real-time Picometer Resolution Spectrometers

Ep. 7: At the Scene of the Crime: Using Spectroscopy for Forensic Analysis

Ep. 6: Sometimes “Negative Results” Turn Out To Be the Most Interesting Ones

In this podcast, Dr. Adam J. Hopkins and Dr. Max Ma share their perspectives on key things to look for when deciding on a Raman spectrometer. They explore how the Raman system configuration is determined by what needs to be measured, where, and when.

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