# "Small is beautiful" in NMR

## TL;DR

This paper explores the potential and challenges of miniaturized nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), highlighting opportunities for analysts and discussing open questions and obstacles to development.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities, open questions, and challenges associated with miniaturized NMR technology.

## Key findings

- Miniaturized NMR offers unique opportunities for portable analysis.
- There are significant technical and practical challenges to miniaturization.
- Open research questions remain in improving miniaturized NMR performance.

## Abstract

In this prospective paper we consider the opportunities and challenges of miniaturized nuclear magnetic resonance. As the title suggests, (irreverently borrowing from E.F. Schumacher's famous book), miniaturized NMR will feature a few small windows of opportunity for the analyst. We look at what these are, speculate on some open opportunities, but also comment on the challenges to progress.