Sub-micrometer grains of a Ti-rich sulfide phase were discovered in the Yamato 691 meteorite. The FIB was used at NASA-JSC Labs. to extract a thin x-section of the grains. Subsequent TEM analyses verified the composition and crystal structure of the phase and and a new mineral was discovered. In the picrure, the sub-micron grain of the new mineral is shown in yellow color.

Courtesy of ZIA RAHMAN

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Calcium Carbonate Crystals

Courtesy of Gokhan ERDOGAN

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Pile of microorganisms

Courtesy of Gokhan ERDOGAN

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

An in-house unltra-clean and ultra thin C grid made for customized TEM sample placement.

Courtesy of Mr. liang hong , WDC

Taken by Helios NanoLab 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

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)

Courtesy of Marco Casinelli

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Aggregation of Copper grains

Courtesy of Mr. Reza Abbaspour , Georgia Institute of Technology

Taken by FIB microscope

ARF Resist Qimonda

Taken by Helios NanoLab G3 microscope

This is an image of the surface of a cactus spine.

Courtesy of Dr. Xin Zhang , Simon Fraser University

Taken by Helios NanoLab microscope

Taken by Scios microscope

Front view of the spiral of a screw

Courtesy of Maria Carbajo

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Gold sphere on a porous aluminum oxide membrane.

Courtesy of Joern Leuthold

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

This image is of salmonella bacteria, a low kV was essential in order to visualise the surface detail of the bacteria, so the image was taken with the VcD (backscatter detector), using beam decelleration.

Courtesy of Miranda Waldron

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Pyramidal shape (ice cream like) of a GaP nanocolumn tipped by a spherical ball containing Ga + In metallic liquid. The metallic ball is coverd by a carbon nanomembrane. The structure was grown by the Metallorganic Chemical Vapours Phase Technique. The colors were obtained by mixing the signals of secondary and backscattered electrons. The mixing is performed using the software FEI Company.

Courtesy of FRANCISCO RANGEL

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

FE-SEM image of carbon tape.

Courtesy of Kannan .D

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Aerators should be regularly kept cleaned or replaced. The mesh in the aerator can collect lead debris, and then leach this toxic metal into the water passing through it. Aerators cap the ends of most drinking-water faucets. In some cases, they’re used to conserve water by reducing a faucet’s maximum flow rate; in others their primary function is to concentrate the flow of water so that it delivers more pressure and cleaning power. But these little metal cages also collect debris. Including lead. And unless you’re regularly cleaning out those aerators, you might be developing a toxic mini gravel field through which your drinking water must pass before reaching your glass or coffee pot. Indeed, one lead poisoning case in North Carolina involved a child (see link below): www.dcwater.com/waterquality/faqs.cfm

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

PFIB section and image through wafer-to-wafer bond region, exposing 4 µm diameter interconnecting spheres.

Courtesy of Courtesy SINTEF

Taken by Vion Plasma microscope

A ZnO nanostructure produced by chemical vapor deposition.

Courtesy of Dr. Joern Leuthold , Institute of Materials Physics, WWU Muenster

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Taken by Explorer 4 CleanCHK microscope

ZnO nanoparticles obtained by hydrothermal synthesis using microwave heating.

Courtesy of FRANCISCO RANGEL

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

This is a cross-section of the film that is used to produce the labels of soft-drink plastic bottles, such as cola. As can be seen on the image the internal structure of the film is more complex than one might think, containing different layer types and particles.

Courtesy of Mr. Marcos Rosado , Institut Catala de Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Tip of a Mechanical Pencil

Courtesy of Mr. Daniel Rigler , Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Taken by Inspect microscope

Fracture Surface of Spark Plasma Sintered TiB2 Ceramics

Courtesy of Mr. Karthiselva Sengottaian , Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Taken by Inspect microscope

Fragment of surface of diatom cell.

Courtesy of Ekaterina Nikitina

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope