A silica microsphere (3.7um dia.) impacts a polymer composite comprising 20nm thick hard and soft layers. Initially the layers were aligned in the vertical direction and deformed by the 1.1km/s speed impact.

Courtesy of Jae-Hwang Lee

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

pentagonal dodecahedron IN ALLOY Al-Fe-Cu

Courtesy of FRANC ZUPANIC

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Conducting polymer nanostructures of a thiophene derivative deposited from the vapor phase. This image shows nanotubers covering a freestanding film of a highly conductive and redox active synthetic metal for energy storage applications.

Courtesy of Julio D'Arcy

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Calcium sulphate crystals on filter paper. Material provided by Nalco Champion recovered from a produced water sampled from a North Sea production well under seawater flooding.

Courtesy of Dr. Jim Buckman , Heriot-Watt University

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

HRTEM image of Si dubbells performed in the TecnaiST20 (LaB6)

Courtesy of Mr. Erico Freitas , Centro de Microscopia/Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Taken by Tecnai microscope

Free-standing platinum-carbon FEBID-structure with central pillar

Courtesy of Mr. Robert Winkler , Graz, centre for electron microscopy

Taken by DualBeam microscope

PFIB section and image through three-chip stack exposing interconnecting TSV.

Courtesy of Fraunhofer-EMFT, Munich

Taken by Vion Plasma 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

It is quite strange zirconium diboride neoformation, snake-like in shape, due to impregnation of organic porous templant. Effects of crystal growth are visible as topographic altitude curves on surfaces

Courtesy of Dr. Mauro Mazzocchi , Italian National Council of Research

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

A particle found in the minerals processing cycle of platinum ores.

Courtesy of Musarrat Safi

Taken by MLA microscope

Fine papillae on lily petal.

Courtesy of Dr. Guichuan Hou , Appalachian State University

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Hydrothermal Worm marine organism imaged on a Quanta SEM

Courtesy of Philippe Crassous

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

G4 PFIB TEM 230kx

Taken by Helios G4 PFIB microscope

Fresh/unfixed leaf of Mint.

Courtesy of David McCarthy

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Lizard's head

Courtesy of Dr. Rita Marimon , Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

PVP nanofibers prepared by electrospinning

Courtesy of Dr. Wei Luo , Oregon state university

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

This cyanobacterium (Nodularia sp.) shows symbiotic bacteria (bacilli) intimately associated to the mucilage cover (extracellular polymeric substances) that serves as their food substrate. This cyanobacterium cannot be isolated without its symbiont.

Courtesy of Dr. Hugo Beraldi , Instituto de Geologia, UNAM

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

The fish pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida showing an abnormal elongated form wich resembles a snake

Courtesy of Mrs. Ana Franco , IDIVAL

Taken by Inspect microscope

The picture was taken after the growth by CVD of silicon nanowires on a copper foil with gold on top. When I saw it I remembered the perturbation caused by sun storms on magnetic field of the earth. These nanowires will be used to manufacture anodes of ion-Li batteries.

Courtesy of Isidoro Ignacio Poveda Barriga

Taken by SEM microscope

The image represents a fracture into a leaf from a decorative plant. It was made using the GSED detector, in SE mode, at a 10kV, spot 4.

Courtesy of Dr. Berbecaru Andrei , UPB-ECOMET

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Tungsten filament of a light bulb automotive unused.

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Squalus acanthias skin surface.

Courtesy of Daniel Boyle

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Cross-transverse view of a cigarette filter, showing cellulose acetate fibers.Research conducted by Laboratório de Tabaco e Derivados (LATAB)/Divisão de Química Analítica(DQAN)/ INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA (INT). Smoking is a trap. Quit now!

Courtesy of Francisco Rangel

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope