(Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy Imaging): imaging of fluorescent molecule lifetimes.

(Photo-Activated Localization Microscopy): high-resolution microscopy using stochastic photo-activation of fluorophores and adjustment of point spread functions [31] .

(Structured Illumination Microscopy): high-resolution light microscopy using structured patterns and interference analysis [40] .

(Total Internal Reflectance): 2D optical microscopy using evanescent waves and total reflectance [29] .

(Cryo-Electron Tomography): 3D representation of sub-cellular and molecular objects of 5-20 nanometres, frozen at very low temperatures, from 2D projections using a transmission electron microscope.