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

Skeleton Starfish mouth

Courtesy of Mrs. Merce Moncusi Mercade , Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Taken by Explorer 4 CleanCHK microscope

Dracocephalum nectary, critical point dried, coated with Pd/Au

Courtesy of Mr. Michał Rawski , Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Mammacarcinoma Cell attacked by Natural Killer Cell

Courtesy of Mr. Oliver Meckes , eye of science

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

While I was exploring my laser clad sample, I found this beautiful star shining on the screen.

Courtesy of Mr. SEYYED HABIB ALAVI , Oklahoma State University

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The hook mechanism a seed uses to attach to objects or animals in order for travel away from the parent plant.

Courtesy of ANDREA GUSMAN

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Water droplets on shell of brachiopod

Courtesy of Dr. Jim Buckman , Heriot-Watt University

Taken by SEM microscope

Surface of activated carbon used as adsorbent in water treatment processes. Activated carbons are porous nature materials with high internal surface which gives them excellent adsorbent properties. This carbon has been prepared from biomass waste, specifically from walnut shells.

Courtesy of Dr. Maria Carbajo , UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Electron Diffraction Pattern obtained by systematic tilting of BaTiO3 crystal

Courtesy of SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE

Taken by Tecnai microscope

Anchored Carbon nanotubes encapsulating crystalline nanowires

Courtesy of Desiderio Giovanni

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

self-organized 300nm polystyrene spheres

Courtesy of Tom Yuzvinsky

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image is of the head of an embryonic Zebrafish. This is a model organism currently being used for studies into the genetic causes of neurodegeneration. This research project involves Kim Wager, a Ph.D. student jointly supervised by Dr Claire Russell (RVC) and Professor Robert Harvey (UCL School of Pharmacy). The Zebrafish was imaged under a FEI Quanta 200F Scanning Electron Microscope. Firstly, the sample was chemically fixed in 4% (w/v) paraformaldehyde in 0.1M Sodium Cacodylate buffer, followed by dehydration in graduated alcohol and drying in a Leica Critical Point (CPD300) dryer. Prior to imaging, the specimen was given a 5nm gold coating in a Quorum Q150 Sputter coater and imaged at 5KV. In addition, a high tilt angle of 65 degrees enhanced the full structure of the head region. A high-resolution digital image was captured, imported into Photoshop and was artistically coloured by Ms Annie Cavanagh.

Courtesy of David McCarthy

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

TSV microbumps in a stacked die package.

Courtesy of FEI

Taken by Vion Plasma microscope

Hydroxyapatite is a form of calcium phosphate that has a large number of applications such as bone implants, and drug delivery systems. For each application, the use of calcium based materials is optimized by specifying their geometry, dimension, density, pore size, mechanical strength, purity, and chemical phase.

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Enterococcus faecalis biofilm

Courtesy of Ms. Thaís Silva , Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Droplets of water on a Martian landscape! actually on a piece of sandstone

Courtesy of Dr. Jim Buckman , Heriot-Watt University

Taken by SEM microscope

G4 PFIB TEM 230kx

Taken by Helios G4 PFIB microscope

EDS compositional maps of 300 × 250px collected and quantified in 10 min. Light elements such as Boron, Carbon and Oxygen are mapped in the composite nanostructure. Product: Talos TEM

Taken by Talos microscope

Zinc crystals that have been adsorbed on the surface of an alginate gel after being subjected to a process of wastewater treatment.

Courtesy of Dr. Maria Carbajo , UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Au islands grown on MoS2

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

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Zinc Oxide.

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Order: Juglandales Family: Juglandaceae (walnut family) Genus_species: Juglans nigra Glandular tricomes on lower leaf surface from a Walnut tree

Courtesy of Louisa Howard

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Cryo TEM of Ebola virus with 10 nm gold

Courtesy of Daniel Beniac

Taken by Tecnai microscope

This is an embryonic nerve cell growing on DNA. In this system DNA is being studied as a tool to dynamically control surface adhesion for cells. Changing the cell behavior at different time intervals allows us to recreate the dynamic growth sequences that occur naturally in regenerating animals like newts.

Courtesy of Dr. Mark McClendon , Northwestern University

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope