Charité Hospital, NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany

Fully understanding the functionality and complexity of the human central nervous system remains one of the major open questions in modern science. Stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED) can be the method to reveal biological nanostructures

The secrets of life and the causes of many diseases can only be fully explained if we understand the functions of the smallest components of organisms. Using the super high resolution STED microscope, research scientists are now able to observe cellular proteins and molecular structures measuring only a few nanometres.