What is MRFM?
MRFM is an acronym for Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy. MRFM seeks to combine three scientific ideas: • the idea of magnetic resonance imaging, • the idea of scanning probe microscopy, • the idea of continuous quantum observation. By combining the above three ideas, we can hope to create a technology for achieving: • the direct observation of individual molecules, • in situ, in their native forms and native environments, • with three-dimensional atomic-scale resolution, • by a nondestructive observation process. Such a technology would function as a true quantum molecular microscope, allowing researchers to observe atomic-scale structure and environments in living organisms, nanoscale electronic devices, and advanced materials as readily as present-day optical microscopes observe the structure and behavior of living cells.
