Chemist no. 201 of 350 · Physical

Stefan Hell

1962-GermanyNobel Chemistry 2014

STED super-resolution microscopy

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The discovery, explained

Stefan Hell and STED Microscopy: Shrinking the Spot of Light

How Stefan Hell invented STED microscopy using stimulated emission depletion to shrink the focal spot below 200 nm. Nobel Chemistry 2014 for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Stefan W. Hell (born 1962): The Physicist Who Defied Abbe

Biography of Stefan Hell (born 1962), Romanian-born German physicist who invented STED nanoscopy at Gottingen and shared the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Siegfried Hunklingerdoctoral
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