More Details in the Nanocosmos of the Cell

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A look at the inside of cells becomes sharper: Both figures above show the filaments in a human nerve cell left with a common confocal microscope right with a STED microscope plus mathematical deconvolution. The resolution of the STED microscope is b ...
A look at the inside of cells becomes sharper: Both figures above show the filaments in a human nerve cell; left with a common confocal microscope, right with a STED microscope plus mathematical deconvolution. The resolution of the STED microscope is better by more than an order of magnitude. Image: MPI für biophysikalische Chemie

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry have further opened the door to the nanocosmos of the cell. The researchers have, for the first time, improved the resolution of STED microscopes (Stimulated Emission Depletion) to 15 nanometers.


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