Aug. 24, 2012
Advances in STED nanoscopy and fluorescence labelling allow researchers to perform nanoscale imaging and single-molecule detection using compact and low-noise CW DPSS lasers, which significantly reduces system complexity and cost.
moreMar. 07, 2012
Every two years the International Congress on Biophotonics (ICOB) gathers biophotonics experts from around the world, so they can identify and discuss new possibilities of cooperation. The 3rd ICOB will be hosted in Jena from June 19-21. More than 200 representatives from governments, industry and science, including physicists, doctors, biologists, chemists and engineers will be invited to attend the exclusive event.
moreFeb. 09, 2012
Using the STED microscopy developed by Stefan Hell, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany have, for the first time, managed to record detailed live images inside the brain of a living mouse. Captured in the previously impossible resolution of less than 70 nanometers, these images have made the minute structures visible which allow nerve cells to communicate with each other.
moreNov. 14, 2011
Leica Microsystems has signed an agreement with the Max Planck Society and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) for the development of the next generation of super-resolution STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) microscopy. This gives Leica Microsystems the license to develop the new technology, called gated STED, into a commercial product and put it on the market.
moreSep. 02, 2011
The Körber European Science Prize 2011 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Stefan Hell of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen.
moreJul. 19, 2011
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Stefan Hell of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany is to receive the 2011 Körber European Science Prize endowed with 750,000 € for his pioneering discoveries in the field of optics. Every year, the Körber Prize is awarded to an outstanding scientist working in Europe on particularly promising projects. The prizewinner is selected by an international trustee committee chaired by Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society.
moreMay. 17, 2011
This free online webinar was broadcast on Thursday, May 12, 2011 and is now available on demand.
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moreMay. 13, 2011
This free online webinar was broadcast on Thursday, May 12, 2011 and is now available on demand.
moreJan. 17, 2011
Laser scanning microscopy made by Leica Instruments celebrated its 25th anniversary in Heidelberg last month. To honor its confocal microscopes division, the company organized a special symposium for invited guests at the Auditorium of the Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany. Called speakers were Stefan Hell from the Max-Planck-Institute for BioPhysical Cemistry, Göttingen, Germany, Prof. Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA and Prof. Winfried Denk from the hosting Institute.
moreNov. 01, 2009
More than 130 years ago, Ernst Abbe set up the law that far-field optical microscopes are limited in resolution to approximately half of the wavelength of light. Today, these limits have been broken by two new concepts of microscopy: 4Pi and STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) microscopy. Both techniques are revolutionizing the biomedical research environment, by providing resolution beyond what is possible with best light microscopes today, while maintaining all advantages of structure-specific fluorescence tagging.
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