The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, including STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) microscopy. This method can be used to observe processes, e.g. in cells, at particularly high resolution. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have now enhanced this method by replacing traditional fluorophores with nanographenes, enabling the observation of longer-duration processes, overcoming a limitation of STED microscopy to date.