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“Optical
microscopy: the resolution revolution “
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Friday, 20. Nov. 2015 |
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09:15 – 10:00 |
Speaker :
Stefan W Hell ( Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry,
Abstract: Throughout
the 20th century it was widely accepted that a light microscope relying on
conventional optical lenses cannot discern details that are much finer than
about half the wavelength of light (200-400 nm), due to diffraction. However,
in the 1990s, the viability to overcome the diffraction barrier was realized
and microscopy concepts defined, that can resolve fluorescent features down to
molecular dimensions. In this lecture, I will discuss the simple yet powerful
principles that allow neutralizing the limiting role of diffraction1,2. In a nutshell, feature molecules residing closer than
the diffraction barrier are transferred to different (quantum) states, usually
a bright fluorescent state and a dark state, so that they become discernible
for a brief period of detection. Thus, the resolution-limiting role of
diffraction is overcome, and the interior of transparent samples, such as
living cells and tissues, can be imaged at the nanoscale.