{
  "id": 7876730,
  "title": "Ultrathin membranes unlock nano-infrared views of biomolecules in water",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ultrathin-membranes-unlock-nano-infrared-views-of-biomolecules-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T21:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ultrathin-membranes-nano-infrared-views.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Very small biological samples and even individual biomolecules can now be examined under near-physiological conditions with high confidence at the BESSY II infrared beamline using a newly validated and improved technique: nanoscale infrared (IR) spectroscopy (s-SNOM) with ultrathin silicon-based membranes.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}