Quantum mechanical effects help overcome a fundamental limitation of optical microscopy - Peer2Peer

Quantum mechanical effects help overcome a fundamental limitation of optical microscopy

Jan 30, 2026

Researchers from Regensburg and Birmingham have overcome a fundamental limitation of optical microscopy. With the help of quantum mechanical effects, they succeeded for the first time in performing optical measurements with atomic resolution. Their work is published in the journal Nano Letters.

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-quantum-mechanical-effects-fundamental-limitation.html

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