Fuel cell electrode with catalyst particles, clearly revealed from the substrate thanks to precise in-lens BSE detection. Imaged with 2keV landing energy at very high magnification. Product: Verios SEM

Taken by Verios XHR SEM microscope

thin film of titanium oxide

Courtesy of Liz Dagostino

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Lower, stinging part of a "Urtica Dioica" Leaf.

Courtesy of Giantonio Toldo

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Au/Ge system. Gold clusters and monatomic steps visible.

Courtesy of Dr. Benedykt R. Jany , Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics Jagiellonian University Krakow

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

At the picture can be seen many Carbon nanotubes (CNT) dispersed all over the area. However, what catches the attention most, are the two CNT that are intertwined creating a straight line of more than 5µm

Courtesy of Christoph Pauly

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

SEM images of the fractured surface of PU foams. The foam exhibites polygon closed-cell structures with hexagonal faces.

Courtesy of Ms. NAYELY PINEDA , Cimav

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

DEGRADATRION PROCESS OF FELDSPARS IN PORES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Courtesy of Eduardo Palacios

Taken by DualBeam 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

Mouse kidney fractured to show podocytes

Courtesy of Matt Sharp

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Zinc Oxide

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Automotive light bulb filament.

Courtesy of FRANCISCO RANGEL

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Bidens Ferulifolia Pollen on plant structures.

Courtesy of Roetz Hagen

Taken by DualBeam microscope

The glomerular basement membrane (GBM) of the kidney is the basal lamina layer of the glomerulus. The glomerular capillary endothelial cells, the GBM and the filtration slits between the podocytes perform the filtration function of the glomerulus, separating the blood in the capillaries from the filtrate that forms in Bowman's capsule. The GBM is a fusion of the endothelial cell and podocyte basal laminas.

Courtesy of Mr. sathish - , Christian medical collage.vellore (CMC)

Taken by Tecnai microscope

Enterococcus faecalis biofilm

Courtesy of Ms. Thaís Silva , Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

False-colored SEM image of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (15 micrometers long) responsible for human sleeping sickness in Western and Central Africa. Human innate immunity is overpowered by this parasite through a mechanism that we have discovered in our laboratory. We have dedicated the past two decades to study the molecular arms race between humans and trypanosomes and discovered the importance of resistance to these parasites in human evolution. Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology and Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (Daniel Monteyne, Etienne Pays and David Pérez-Morga).

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

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Galvanized steel - sample preparation

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

Encapsulation

Courtesy of Ms. MİNE BAHCECİ , İZTECH

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Overmold compound between metal lines on a GaAs PA.

Courtesy of Esteban Diaz

Taken by Helios NanoLab 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

Image of a daisy petal taken in ESEM mode and false colored.

Courtesy of Craig Queenan

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

The preparation of 100 nm thin cryo sections in the FIB-SEM. Due to the flexibility of the ice sheets, support is required to stabilize the structure during milling. Hence this construction is chosen, which resembles a medieval city wall.

Courtesy of Matthijs de Winter

Taken by DualBeam microscope

ROCK

Courtesy of Mr. MUHAMMET AYDIN , Namık kemal university

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The iSP cells were grown on Matrigel ® by Dr. Koei Chin (OHSU). These cells present tumorigenic phenotype by expressing constitutively active form of Her2 oncogene. They were provided by Dr. William Muller (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec). The SEM image was recorded on a FEI Helios 660 Nanolab™ using BSE mode (Magnification: 8000x). Each cell in the image shows a variety of protrusions: lamellipodia and filopodia.

Courtesy of Dr. Claudia Lopez , Oregon Health & Science University

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

CuS flowers

Courtesy of Dr. Wei Luo , Oregon state university

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Fungi

Courtesy of Fernanda Santos

Taken by Inspect microscope