The NWs were placed horizontally on a Si wafer then with the FEI Helios the Pt protection layer was deposited by E-beam and Ion-beam successively. Subsequently a TEM lamellae was prepared in maual mode (bottom left) and then imaged in STEM mode using the same FEI Helios featuring the core GaAs NW with an AlGaAs Shell (dark region in top and bottom right viewgraphs) and a GaAs outer shell. The work has been done by Dr. Jie Tian and Dr. Michael Gao using the ANFF ACT node dual beam FIB Helios.

Courtesy of Fouad Karouta

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

Bi-hydrate calcium sulphate cooked to a temperature of 130 ° C and 200 ° C. The remaining water is removed to obtain anhydrous calcium sulphate (CaSO4) with hexagonal structure.

Courtesy of Marco Casinelli

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

A: 5 stitch photos of Egg Green lacewings. B, C, D: details.

Courtesy of Riccardo Antonelli

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

TRIP steel Courtesy of: JFE Steel Product: Scios DualBeam

Taken by Scios microscope

Figure S11 in http://f1000research.com/articles/2-8/v1

Courtesy of Halina Witkiewicz

Taken by TEM microscope

cross-section of a porous gelatin fiber produced by dry spinning

Courtesy of Mr. Philipp Stössel , ETH Zurich

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Silver clusters deposited by thermal evaporation onto self-assembled polystyrene nano-spheres (900 nm). Inspect F SEM FEG @ Nanofacility Piemonte INRIM. Self-assembled polystyrene nanospheres are used as masks for thin films and materials nanostructuration on large area. Maybe the subject doesn't match the topics of this year, but surely the title fits.

Courtesy of Luca Boarino

Taken by Inspect microscope

100 nm Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)oxide depostion upon untwanted microstructures. These unwanted microstructures appeared as a result of micro-masking during 1 um SiO2 dry etch.

Courtesy of Frans Holthuysen

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

The image is of gold coated fluorapatite grown on a protein coated PDMS substrate. This comes from a project which studies the enamel mineral formation. Enamel has a complex hierarchical structure which we would like to recreate.

Courtesy of Ms. Kseniya Shuturminska , Queen Mary University of London

Taken by Inspect microscope

Cryo TEM of Ebola virus with 10 nm colloidal gold

Courtesy of Daniel Beniac

Taken by Tecnai microscope

Pictured are the atomic-resolution structures of three amyloid polymorphs against a (falsely coloured) background image of the fibrils taken with a transmission electron microscope. Determining the fibril structures, and defining the major structural elements and interactions contributing to their hierarchical self-assembly, provides insight into the formation of polymorphic amyloid in a range of protein deposition disorders including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Image courtesy of Anthony W. P. Fitzpatrick, Christopher A. Waudby, Daniel K. Clare, Michele Vendruscolo and Christopher M. Dobson.

Courtesy of Dr. Anthony Fitzpatrick , University of Cambridge

Taken by Tecnai microscope

Mouse kidney fractured to show podocytes

Courtesy of Matt Sharp

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

DLP Nano Mirrors.

Courtesy of Regino Sandoval

Taken by DualBeam microscope

Nano texture produced by the V400ACE FIB microscope

Taken by V400ACE microscope

Nanoindent on deformed copper imaged with channeling contrast. Nanoindentation is a tool to measure the hardness very localised at a low force. Therefore surface defects such as scratches or, as can be seen here, the oxide layer might have an influence on the measurement.

Courtesy of Joern Leuthold

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Pyramidal shape (ice cream like) of a GaP nanocolumn tipped by a spherical ball containing Ga + In metallic liquid. The metallic ball is coverd by a carbon nanomembrane. The structure was grown by the Metallorganic Chemical Vapours Phase Technique. The colors were obtained by mixing the signals of secondary and backscattered electrons. The mixing is performed using the software FEI Company.

Courtesy of FRANCISCO RANGEL

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The picture above shows cork structure. It is composed of suberin, a hydrophobic substance that has impermeable, buoyant, elastic, and fire retardant properties. Cork's bubble-form structure and natural fire retardant make it suitable for acoustic and thermal insulation in house walls, floors, ceilings and facades. Cork's elasticity combined with its near-impermeability makes it suitable as a material for bottle stoppers, especially for wine bottles. Cork stoppers represent about 60% of all cork based production.

Courtesy of Mr. Marcos Rosado , Institut Catala de Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The liver: brick-like structures of hepatocytes, nerved with bile-ducts - the biliary tree.

Courtesy of Hendrik Herrmann

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Particles were found on the wafer surfaces inline after a plasma was generated through this quartz tube. I cracked open the tube and found how the plasma was etching into the quartz, revealing these structures that would eventually thin enough to break off and land on the wafer.

Courtesy of Mr. Noel Forrette , IM Flash

Taken by Magellan XHR SEM microscope

Human Hair details

Courtesy of Mr. Wadah Mahmoud , The University of Jordan

Taken by Inspect microscope

polyamide with pigment, after extrusion and grinding for the using in construction

Courtesy of Mieke Delarbre

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Bursted indium oxide thin film

Courtesy of Ralf Müller

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Particles were found on the wafer surfaces inline after a plasma was generated through this quartz tube. I cracked open the tube and found how the plasma was etching into the quartz, revealing these structures that would eventually thin enough to break off and land on the wafer.

Courtesy of Mr. Noel Forrette , IM Flash

Taken by Magellan XHR SEM microscope

Human blood cells: Lymphocyte

Courtesy of Louisa Howard

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope