Secondary electron image of ZnO nanowires produced at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This semiconductor material is being researched for applications in electronics, optics and photonics. (Image collected by Darlene McAllister.)

Courtesy of Ashley Moore

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Marine phytoplancton

Courtesy of Philippe Crassous

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Zinc oxide nano-rods grown using Chemical Bath Deposition method.[Acknowledgement: Prof.M.S.R.Rao and Joy Narayanan, Research scholar ]

Courtesy of Kannan .D

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Rapid thermal annealed Si3N4 isolator layer, anneling temperature was 300 K to high, approx. 1700K, the layer showed thus "Mayan" structure, and in second picture the surface shows this "dinosaur" structure

Courtesy of Lothar Spiess

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

False-colored SEM image of the surface of a kidney stone. Urolithiasis is a common condition, with a prevalence of about 10%. Various types of urinary calculi have been described upon their mineral content and/or their morphology. The depicted stone is made of calcium phosphate crystals.

Courtesy of Prof. David Pérez-Morga , Université Libre de Bruxelles

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

These Silicon filaments are the consequence of an ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) stress applied on a MOS Polysilicon Gate. By creating a Gate leakage, they are responsible of the electronic component failure.

Courtesy of Julien Goxe

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

SEM top view of a Platinum oxide film deposited by atomic layer deposition. PtO2 transforms locally to metallic Platinum. The Pt-area extends each cycle of the ALD process concentrically.

Courtesy of Diana Garcia-Alonso

Taken by DualBeam microscope

Crystal growth of titania on TiO2 as a result of cation diffusion under a chemical gradient.

Courtesy of Anna Magraso

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Purpurin with silicon balls

Courtesy of Dr. Mariana Stankova , URV

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

It's an environmental scanning electron microscope image of the fracture surface of an effervescent tablet of Vitamin C.

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Microcrack after bending test, colored by Manuel Paller

Courtesy of Martina Dienstleder

Taken by DualBeam 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

Deep etched structure of an as-cast Nickel Based Superalloy, Superalloys find their application in turbine blades of aircraft engines.

Courtesy of Vinay Kunnathully

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Fine papillae on lily petal.

Courtesy of Dr. Guichuan Hou , Appalachian State University

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

ZnO nanoparticles obtained by hydrothermal synthesis using microwave heating.

Courtesy of FRANCISCO RANGEL

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Cryo TEM of Ebola virus with 10 nm colloidal gold

Courtesy of Daniel Beniac

Taken by Tecnai microscope

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Courtesy of gu li

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Torilis arvensis is commonly known as Spreading Hedge Parsley. The plants grow up to 3 feet in height with tiny flowers clustered in small flat-topped umbels. T. arvensis fruit (schizocarp) measure 4-6mm and usually hold 2-4 individual seeds (mericarps). The schizocarp is covered with velco-like appendages which attach to clothing and fur allowing them to hitch a ride to new terrain.  This sample was air dried, mounted onto an aluminum stub and sputter coated with gold.  It was viewed on a Philips XL30 TMP SEM at 20 kV in the EM Lab of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UCDavis. The image was colorized using Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0 software. The image shows one of the seeds within the schizocarp and affords a better appreciation for their cunning hitch-hiking techniques. Note the various velco-like appendages. The more "thorny" limbs (tan) are found on the schizocarp while the blunt appendages are part of the mericarp. Pollen (yellow) can be seen on the flower surfaces (pink).

Courtesy of Pat Kysar

Taken by SEM microscope

Polymer film deposited on a TEM grid and dried under vacuum.

Courtesy of Dr. Angela Teixeira Neto , LNNano@CNPEM

Taken by Inspect microscope

The array of micro-gratings fabricated on the facet of violet-blue InGaN semiconductor laser structure using ion beam provides high reflection to light beam emitted from the laser. It looks like array of walls to block, resist and reflect the light beam back to its origin direction.

Courtesy of Mr. Chao Shen , KAUST

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Scales of a grass snake

Courtesy of Oliver Meckes

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Fused gold wire during an electrical stress

Courtesy of Marie Castignolles

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

A bird's view of titania nanotubes

Courtesy of Rumyana Petrova

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The image show PEGylated nanocapsules dispersed in buffer solution. It was obtained during analysis to evaluate the properties of nanocapsules stealth used in controlled drug delivery systems.

Courtesy of FRANCISCO RANGEL

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Bacillus spaericus is a soil Bacteria it can be found in water and the ground. These were grown in culture on Agar.

Courtesy of Oliver Meckes

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope