Graphene layer enables advance in super-resolution microscopy

Researchers have developed a new method that uses the unusual properties of graphene to interact with fluorescing molecules. This method allows scientists to optically measure extremely small distances, in the order of 1 ångström (one ten-billionth of a meter) with high accuracy for the first time. This enabled researchers to measure the thickness of lipid bilayers, the stuff that makes the membranes of all living cells.

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