The image shows a special plasmonic structure. On top of a gold layer a larger ellipse was created with electron beam lithography and ion beam etching. Subsequently, an additional gold layer was deposited. In the deeper ellipse structure eight smaller plasmonic ring structures were milled with the FEI Helios 650. The outer ellipse structure should enhance the signal of the smaller plasmonic ring structures.

Courtesy of Dr. Thomas Loeber , TU Kaiserslautern NSC

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

Glomerular loops from human kidney responsible for blood filtering.

Courtesy of Kinulpe Honorato-Sampaio

Taken by Tecnai microscope

Fused gold wire during an electrical stress

Courtesy of Marie Castignolles

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

The image shows three guitar strings, one of which is broken. The nickel coils are wrapped around a steel core, the size of which affects the tome of the string.

Courtesy of Mrs. Miranda Waldron , University of Cape Town

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

A 250nm pre-solar grain was isolated from the substrate using FEI Quanta 3D-FEG. The grain is seen on top of the center pillar right under the Pt cap. The process is extremely delicate and precise, thanks to the stability of this FIB system. The sample is from a meteorite somewhere from outer space and the pre-solar grain was first identified in it by its unique isotopic signature.

Courtesy of Mr. ZIA RAHMAN , NASA - JACOBS/Johnson Space Center

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

The sample was a piece of debris recovered from a furnace. You can make out the outline of a horse-like shape (made up of the base metal) rising up from the debris.

Courtesy of Mr. William Monroe , University of Alabama at Birmingham

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Flakes of raw vermiculite concentrate are micaceous in appearance and contain interlayer water in their structure. When the flakes are heated rapidly at a temperature above 870° C, the water flashes into steam, and the flakes expand into accordion like particles. This process is called exfoliation, or expansion, and the resulting lightweight material is chemically inert, fire resistant, and odorless. In lightweight plaster and concrete, vermiculite provides good thermal insulation. Vermiculite can absorb such liquids as fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides, which can then be transported as free-flowing solids.

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Order: Juglandales Family: Juglandaceae (walnut family) Genus_species: Juglans nigra Glandular tricomes on stem surface from a Walnut tree

Courtesy of Louisa Howard

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Fungi

Courtesy of Fernanda Santos

Taken by Inspect microscope

To demonstrate high quality imaging using very low accelerating voltage.

Courtesy of David McCarthy

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Iron sulfide formed by corrosion of steel in acid solution saturated with hydrogen sulfide at 1 bar and 24ºC

Courtesy of Maria Jose Cancio

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Sugarcane

Courtesy of Fernanda Santos

Taken by Inspect microscope

Rough Surface

Courtesy of Mr. Daniel Rigler , Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Taken by Inspect microscope

Surface of a mesoporous silica SBA-15 sample imaged at very high magnification, using 1keV landing energy and very low dose (3pA) for minimum charging and beam damage. Product: Verios SEM

Taken by Verios XHR SEM microscope

A Diatome in Izmir Bay

Courtesy of Gokhan ERDOGAN

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Surface microstructure of a nickel oxide (NiO) formed during high temperature oxidation of Ni-based superalloy at 1150 C for 100h. It formed on a single crystal Ni-based superalloy that is commonly applied for jet engine turbine blades and vanes working at temperature of 1100-1200 C.

Courtesy of Mr. Radosław Swadźba , Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy

Taken by Inspect microscope

A toy guitar's rope

Courtesy of Dr. Maria Carbajo , UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

A rare sighting in a Scanning Electron Microscope, behold the Micro Unicorn!

Courtesy of Dr. Joshua Schumacher , National Institute of Standards and Technology

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

3 Slice Surface 2 - VolumeScope

Taken by VolumeScope microscope

Bone remains attached in a bullet found at a Crime Scene. The bone was in the area of greatest deformation of the Lead projectile.

Courtesy of Mr. Francisco Torres , Policía de Investigaciones de Chile

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Surface of a platinum aperture, imaged at 2kV with the DBS detector to reveal the grains with strong material contrast Product: Helios NanoLab DualBeam

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

Two sperms cells of Asterias at Scanning Electron Microscopy.

Courtesy of Mariangela Gentile

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Corrosion product into a galvanized sheet steel after corrosion testing simulating corrosive marine environment. Zinc corrosion products include oxide, hydroxides, carbonates and other salts.

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Ice Cream imaged on a Magellan XHR Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Courtesy of FEI Image

Taken by Magellan XHR SEM microscope

Magnetite contamination particle on 70° tilted specimen. All parts of the particle are individual magnetite crystals

Courtesy of Rene de Kloe

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope