Optical microscopy: the resolution revolution Wednesday, 13 April, 1:40pm-2:30pm 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 … Continue reading Stefan HELL – MPI-BCG, Göttingen, Germany