In this special Focus Issue, a collection of articles are presented, detailing the fundamental physics, the different approaches and the applications where super–resolution imaging can be of help.

N-STORM takes advantage of Nikon's powerful Ti2-Eclipse inverted microscope and applies high-accuracy, multi-color localization and reconstruction in three dimensions (xyz) to enable super-resolution ...

Super-resolution imaging techniques, which can overcome this barrier, are typically expensive and difficult to operate. The need for a simpler, more accessible solution has long been a challenge ...

The OMX is equipped with a structured illumination microscopy (SIM) module, which enables 3D super-resolution imaging of live and fixed samples at ~120 nm lateral and ~300 nm axial resolution using ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) led by Prof. ZHANG Douguo have unveiled a planar optical device that significantly enhances the capabilities of dark-field ...

Example of super-resolution microscopy: The image shows how the Discrete Molecular Imaging (DMI) technology visualizes densely packed individual targets that are just 5 nanometer apart from each other ...

Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) microscopy is a super-resolution imaging technique that overcomes the diffraction limit of conventional optical microscopy. It enables the visualization of ...

A super-resolution microscopy technique offers an unparalleled glimpse into how monoclonal antibodies bind to their targets ...