Cylinders of nickel grown by electroforming and after lift-off of the corresponding resist mask. In some cases, the nickel overpassed the resist (muffins), while other cylinders broke at the base (little tarts). The resist has been written with the photolithography technique.

Courtesy of Ms. Marina Raschetti , FEMTO-ST

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The image shows a 10*10, 1.5mm long, 400 micron pitch Utah Neural Wireless Electrode array for communicating with individual neurons from the brain. The substrate consists of machined crisscross channels which are 500 μm deep, filled with glass frits (insulator between each electrode), with backside metallization (not visible in the picture) using microfabricaion techniques for integration with the electronics. The frontside of the array is machined into 100 electrodes on a wafer level followed by acid etching of the columns to form pointed needles with fine surface texture. The tips of all the electrodes are coated with Iridium oxide in order to communicate with neurons during the stimulation and recording from the brain.

Courtesy of Rohit Sharma

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Sildenafil is the active ingredient in Viagra tablets.Sildenafil was re crystallised in 10% alcohol and allowed to air dry, then adhered onto a SEM stub using double sided carbon adhesive discs, prior to viewing the sample was gold coated in an Emitech K550 Sputter Coater for 2 minutes at 20mA. The coated sample was then transferred into a FEI XL30 Scanning Electron Microscope and imaged at 10KV using a high tilt angle. High definition digital images were captured and imported into Photoshop for enhancing and colouring.

Courtesy of David McCarthy

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Encapsulation

Courtesy of Ms. MİNE BAHCECİ , İZTECH

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The captions shows the dramatic encounter, in the liver, of our unsung heroes, the immune cells, and an invading parasite, the trypanosome. Each side bears an impressive arsenal of chemical weapons that will define at the end the unset, or not, of the Sleeping Sickness. Courtesy of Daniel Monteyne, Gilles Vanwalleghem, Etienne Pays, David Pérez-Morga and CMMI at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Courtesy of David Pérez-Morga

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The scanning electron microscopes (SEM)-image of field emitters, formed by focused ion beam milling. The diameter of each tip less than 100 nm.

Courtesy of Alexey Kolomiytsev

Taken by DualBeam microscope

Powder metal-based samples are studied with SEM and EDX.

Courtesy of Mrs. DUYGU OGUZ KILIC , Izmir Institute of Technology- Center for Materials Research

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Silicon column grown on silicon chip

Courtesy of yanwen Zhang

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Unexpected Crystals

Courtesy of Daniela Exner

Taken by DualBeam microscope

Efavirenz is an anti-HIV drug that reduces the amount of virus in the body. It is one of the most recent classes of anti-retroviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV infections. It is the first choice therapy for AIDS treatment.

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

G4 PFIB TEM 2550x

Taken by Helios G4 PFIB microscope

Image of lotus leaf trichomes, which are important for water repellence on the leaf.

Courtesy of Craig Queenan

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Marine diatom

Courtesy of Philippe Crassous

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Catalyst particles revealed on top of the ZnO nanowires with strong material contrast using the ICD detector at 2 kV Courtesy of Munster University, Germany Product: Verios SEM

Taken by Verios XHR SEM microscope

ZnO hollow Spheres on larger Sphere

Courtesy of Peter Heß

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Inside a sheet of coralline algae.

Courtesy of John Perry

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Final end of a multi-walled carbon nanotube

Courtesy of Stefano Casciardi

Taken by Tecnai microscope

Picture shows the thickness of a rat brain organotypic culture, with the surface covered cells forming a flat surface

Courtesy of SARA REMUZGO MARTÍNEZ

Taken by Inspect microscope

Because of the causes due to kinetics and gas-solid reprecipitation and sintering mechanisms, in a silicon nitride (MgO doped) porous body, an exaggerated whiskers and ribbon-like whiskers growth thrusting agglomerates of uprooted smaller Si3N4 particles by suspending them into the void of the porosity

Courtesy of Dr. Mauro Mazzocchi , Italian National Council of Research

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

It is a crystal of cysteine produced drying an high concentrate solution of cysteine on a silicon nitrite substrate

Courtesy of Mr. Andrea Jacassi , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

Taken by Explorer 4 CleanCHK microscope

InAs wire on Substrate - Indium arsenide, InAs, or indium monoarsenide, is a semiconductor material, a semiconductor composed of indium and arsenic.

Courtesy of Gerald Poirier

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Examination of an automotive lamp to determine the cause of premature rupture.

Courtesy of FRANCISCO RANGEL

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Amarylis stigma (pink) with pollen grains (yellow) adhering to sticky glands on its surface. Some pollen tubes (olive green) carrying genetic material can be seen on top of the stigma. Imaged in low vacuum without prior dehydration. Dynamic focus and long working distance used for depth of focus.

Courtesy of Paul Gunning

Taken by Inspect microscope