A team of researchers from the IMP Vienna together with
collaborators from the Vienna University of Technology established a new
microscopy technique which greatly enhances resolution in the third dimension.
In a simple set-up, the scientists used the translation of position information
of fluorescent markers into color information. Overcoming the need for scanning
the depth of a sample, they were able to generate the precise 3D information at
the same speed as it would take to acquire a 2D image. The general principle of
this innovative approach can be used for broader applications and is published
online in the PNAS Early Edition this week.