A crack in the surface layer etch material reacts with the underlaying material. As a result the reaction products expands in volume and lifted the top layer.

Courtesy of Robbert Weemaes

Taken by DualBeam 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 micropillar is provided with lateral contacts in order to generate an in-plane electrical field inside the cavity. The contacts are formed by focused ion beam induced deposition of platinum between a gold layer and the micropillar. The image was colorized (Pt: blue, Au: yellow, micropillar: red).

Courtesy of Johannes Beetz

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

Surface rendered cryo electron tomogram of mouse fibroblast cell. Microtubules (green), intermediate filaments (red), actin filaments (orange), glycosome storage granules (purple), lipid vesicles (yellow)and a mitochondrion (pink) are observed.

Courtesy of Roman Koning

Taken by Tecnai microscope

In fact, it is iron oxide. Oxide layer formed on the surface of a steel X70.

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

A rope of toy guitar.

Courtesy of Dr. Maria Carbajo , UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

HR-TEM image showing crystalline lattice of B shell and Ni nanocrystal. Product: Talos TEM

Taken by Talos microscope

A bird's view of titania nanotubes

Courtesy of Rumyana Petrova

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

polymethacrylate droplets

Courtesy of Mr. MUHAMMET AYDIN , Namık kemal university

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

It is a apatite coating on the titanium alloy formed using a biomimetic method. The ceramic is Chrysanthemum like: the central dense mineral looks like pistil and the oriented mineral planes looks like petals.

Courtesy of Dr. Changmin Hu , University of Connecticut

Taken by VolumeScope microscope

Seed of Utricularia Striatula

Courtesy of Azizi Abd. Jalil

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Fracture surface of a HCF test piece of a single Crystal superalloy

Courtesy of Inaki Madariaga

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Electroplated Tin Deposit

Courtesy of Lisa Gamza

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Lizard's head

Courtesy of Dr. Rita Marimon , Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Sulfur deposition on copper substrate

Courtesy of Dr. Marios Katsiotis , The Petroleum Institute

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Courtesy of Courtesy of Fraunhofer-Munich

Taken by Vion Plasma microscope

Aphid on the leaves of white poplar (Populus alba)

Courtesy of Riccardo Antonelli

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Marine diatom

Courtesy of Philippe Crassous

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

A cross-section mill pattern of 60 x 100 μm is used to expose the deeper regions of the TSV (1.3 μA, 8 minutes) and a cleaning cross-section mill is used to polish the face for viewing (60 nA, 5 minutes)

Courtesy of FEI

Taken by Vion Plasma microscope

Tricomes on Squash leaf surface Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus_species: Cucurbita maxima Scanning electron microscope image of vein area on lower leaf surface, showing tricomes.

Courtesy of Louisa Howard

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Gold nanoparticle, used as a marker in electron tomography.

Courtesy of Mr. Michał Rawski , Jagiellonian University

Taken by Krios microscope

Salt particles scattered over a SiN substrate

Courtesy of Mr. Marien Bremmer , Leiden Institute of Physics

Taken by Tecnai microscope

Taken by Explorer 4 CleanCHK microscope

Inside a sheet of coralline algae.

Courtesy of John Perry

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Microparticles formed by nanostructured hydroxyapatite crystals and biopolymers. Hydroxiapatite (HA) is one of the most biocompatible ceramics because it is similar to the mineral constituents of human bone and teeth. This composite are interesting biomaterial for medical applications, especially for bone replacement. The colors were obtained using the software FEI Company

Courtesy of Mr. Izamir Resende , Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope