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> [I imagined there would be a way to crack the diffraction barrier. But of course I didn't know exactly how it would work, but I had a gut feeling that there must be something, and so I tried to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/i-imagined-there-would-be-a-way-to-crack-the-diffraction-barrier-but/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5f/stefan-hell-37049_about_i-imagined-there-would-be-a-way-to-crack_1801009.jpg)

> [I got bored with the topic; I felt this was 19th century physics. I was wondering if there was still something profound that could be made with light microscopy. So I saw that the diffraction barrier was the only important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/i-got-bored-with-the-topic-i-felt-this-was-19th-century-physics-i-was/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/stefan-hell-37049_19th-century_i-got-bored-with-the-topic-i-felt-this-w_2852549.jpg)

## Other authors on Barrier

## More by Stefan Hell

> [I love to be a scientist. I've always enjoyed being curious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/i-love-to-be-a-scientist-i-ve-always-enjoyed-being-curious/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [It's childish, but it still gives me great pleasure to see high-res pictures everyone told me would be impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/it-s-childish-but-it-still-gives-me-great-pleasure-to-see-high-res/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [Eventually I realised there must be a way by playing with the molecules; trying to turn the molecules on and off allows you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/eventually-i-realised-there-must-be-a-way-by-playing-with-the/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come - even if it came in a - living room - or to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/nothing-is-more-powerful-than-an-idea-whose-time-has-come-even-if-it/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [When morning comes, you would better find yourself saying: 'I have so many choices of what to do or what to leave - every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/when-morning-comes-you-would-better-find-yourself-saying-i-have-so/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [I imagined there would be a way to crack the diffraction barrier. But of course I didn't know exactly how it would work, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/i-imagined-there-would-be-a-way-to-crack-the-diffraction-barrier-but/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [There is still refinement needed - we are working on being able to do the same things at lower light levels and with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/there-is-still-refinement-needed-we-are-working-on-being-able-to-do/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [According to the belief, molecules closer together than 200 nanometers could not be told apart with focused light. This is because, in a packed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/according-to-the-belief-molecules-closer-together-than-200-nanometers/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [Calling on each molecule one by one? No way. I just told all of them to be quiet - except for a selected few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/calling-on-each-molecule-one-by-one-no-way-i-just-told-all-of-them-to/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [I think that's something a scientist can do because a scientist works at a border, at the edge of science, at the edge of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/i-think-that-s-something-a-scientist-can-do-because-a-scientist-works/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [I've always enjoyed doing challenging things and also challenging common wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/i-ve-always-enjoyed-doing-challenging-things-and-also-challenging/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

> [I got bored with the topic; I felt this was 19th century physics. I was wondering if there was still something profound that could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-hell/i-got-bored-with-the-topic-i-felt-this-was-19th-century-physics-i-was/)

[Stefan Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-hell/)

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