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Dear all

Happy 2014!

I do not like the term "super resolution" nor "nanoscopy".

The term "Super" should only be used in physics for really extra-ordinary 
phenomena, like super-conduction (really 0 resistance) or super-fluidics (0 
viscosity). While some recent microscopy techniques have shown amazing 
results, they have not achieved infinite resolution.

Nanoscopy, hmm, I have never heard of an atomic force nanoscope or of 
transmission electron picoscopy (even though they go down to 0.05 nm). In 
those fields they still call them microscopes, even though they achieve 1-2 
orders of magnitude higher resolution than our optical "nanoscopes".

My humble opinion, but I guess Alberto's initial question was not about 
nomencalture.

Best,
Reto