According to the belief, molecules closer together than 200 nanometers could not be told apart with focused light. This is because, in a packed molecular crowd, the molecules shout out their fluorescence simultaneously, causing their signal, their voices, to be confused. — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
It's childish, but it still gives me great pleasure to see high-res pictures everyone told me would be impossible. — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
Eventually I realised there must be a way by playing with the molecules; trying to turn the molecules on and off allows you to… — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come - even if it came in a - living room - or to… — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
When morning comes, you would better find yourself saying: 'I have so many choices of what to do or what to leave - every… — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
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… — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
There is still refinement needed - we are working on being able to do the same things at lower light levels and with a… — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
According to the belief, molecules closer together than 200 nanometers could not be told apart with focused light. This is because, in a packed… — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
Calling on each molecule one by one? No way. I just told all of them to be quiet - except for a selected few. — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
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… — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
I've always enjoyed doing challenging things and also challenging common wisdom. — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
I got bored with the topic; I felt this was 19th century physics. I was wondering if there was still something profound that could… — Stefan Hell Copy Share Image
