The sample is zircon (ZrSiO4) doped with iron Fe at 0.05 wt%. This compound was prepared by control hydrolitic sol-gel route. The sample was heated at 1200oC during 3 h in air. This compound has application as a ceramic pigment.

Courtesy of Guillermo Herrera

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Marine phytoplancton

Courtesy of Philippe Crassous

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The scanning electron microscopes (SEM)-image of field emitters, formed by focused ion beam milling. The diameter of each tip less than 100 nm.

Courtesy of Alexey Kolomiytsev

Taken by DualBeam microscope

Zinc oxide crystals with a preference growth in the form of perfect stars

Courtesy of NAYELY PINEDA

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Sodiumchloride Cristalls

Courtesy of Daniel Mathys

Taken by XL SEM microscope

Image of a flower petal; courtesy of student Sara Kuzmenka.

Courtesy of Alyssa Calabro

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Fine Detail of Grains on Thermally Etched Dental Zirconia.

Courtesy of Mr. William Monroe , University of Alabama at Birmingham

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Hairy illite clay

Courtesy of Dr. jim buckman , Heriot-Watt University

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

A rope of toy guitar.

Courtesy of Dr. Maria Carbajo , UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Etching pits and caves in an alumina layer.

Courtesy of Stefan Ostendorp

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Sulfur-rich crystal formations deposited on the RJ Lee Group Passive Aerosol Sampler. Collected at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (Please note: Images captured by Darlene McAllister. Colored by Ashley Moore.

Courtesy of Ashley Moore

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

放线菌菌丝

Courtesy of gu li

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Pyrite is an iron sulfide that sometimes have zoning areas, this feature consist of overgrowth of alternating arsenic bands with very low gold concentrations.

Courtesy of Mr. Ivan Jimenez Boone , Peñoles

Taken by MLA microscope

Mixed oxide of lanthanum, titanium and copper with perovskite structure. It has been studied as a catalyst in water treatment processes, in particular in ozonation photocatalytic of phenolics compounds. The catalysts promote the process of removing contaminants from water.

Courtesy of Maria Carbajo

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

When intercalating Lithium ions into bulk silicon,the expansion of the host materrial is tremedous and provokes the formation of features with varius shapes: volcanoes, rifts, etc.

Courtesy of Frans Holthuysen

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

A platinum nano-wire deposited and milled to about 50nm diameter for use as a gas sensor.

Courtesy of Peter Heard

Taken by FIB 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

kidney stone made of calcium oxalate , colored by photoshop

Courtesy of Mr. wadah mahmoud , The University of Jordan

Taken by Inspect microscope

A Diatome in Izmir Bay

Courtesy of Gokhan ERDOGAN

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Lilium Pollen on carbon pad

Courtesy of Roetz Hagen

Taken by DualBeam microscope

Bacteria Chains

Courtesy of Ms. Mardiana Said

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Stomata on Dracocephalum nectary

Courtesy of Mr. Michał Rawski , Jagiellonian University

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Bi-hydrate calcium sulphate cooked to a temperature of 130 ° C and 200 ° C. The remaining water is removed to obtain anhydrous calcium sulphate (CaSO4) with hexagonal structure.

Courtesy of Marco Casinelli

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Immune surveillance by macrophages and monocytes is important for removing foreign invaders from the body, eliminating dead or damaged cells, and tissue homeostasis. Functional plasticity of macrophages enables them to respond to different stimuli, performing a variety of immune modulatory roles. During tumor development, macrophages are among the first immune cells to migrate into the tumor. Stimuli, including molecules secreted by cancer cells, polarize macrophages into various tumor-associated macrophage subpopulations. Factors secreted by macrophages include immunosuppressive cytokines, inflammatory chemokines, and phagocytosis molecules. Shown here are multiple macrophages (white) associating with a breast cancer cell (red). At the University of New Mexico, we are using nanotechnology to deliver agents that influence immune cells to actively participate in destroying tumor cells.

Courtesy of Dr. Rita Serda , University of New Mexico

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

mechanically embossed coating on film substrate

Courtesy of John Fitch

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope