Atomic force microscopy – Mapping the unseen

This article profiles Liam Collins, a scientist at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, a user facility at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Collins supports the center’s user program by advancing microscopy techniques that push the limits of observation and enable researchers to study materials and their properties on a nanometer length scale and gain insights that lead to new frontiers in energy, biology, and medicine.