The pictured shows a electronic sensors made of tin oxide nanowires grown on gold nanoparticles in monocrystalline silicon substrate. The "electronic nose" sensors based on semiconductor oxides gases are an industrial reality, and the subject of many investigations regarding new materials and sensor technology, data processing, interpretation and validation of results. It is a non-destructive technique used to characterize odorants in various applications related to quality of life, such as food control, the quality of the environment, public safety or clinical diagnosis.

Courtesy of Dr. Maria Carbajo , UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA

Taken by Quanta 3D microscope

Bacteria

Courtesy of Mr. MUHAMMET AYDIN , Namık kemal university

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

It is Er doped ZnO compound. It was produced by sol-gel method. ZnO is a wide-bandgap semiconductor. As can be seen from the figure, it has hexagonal structure. ZnO has several favorable properties, including good transparency, high electron mobility, wide bandgap strong room-temperature luminescence that used in various applications. And the properties that mentioned above can be improved by adding some kind of dopings Because of these reasons we have tried to produced Er doped ZnO in nanoscale.

Courtesy of Mrs. Seydanur Kaya , Kastamonu University

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The image is a crystal of ZnO.

Courtesy of Mrs. Rachel Cunha , INT

Taken by Inspect microscope

This accidently happened during the application of a porous aluminium oxide membrane on a substrate. The membrane folded, cracked and formed several layers.

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

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Porous alumina membrane on copper.

Courtesy of Joern Leuthold

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Fungi

Courtesy of Fernanda Santos

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Wine bottle cork

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

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Taken by Explorer 4 CleanCHK microscope

sand particle with multiple overgrowths

Courtesy of Dr. jim buckman , Heriot-Watt University

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

Calcium carbonate crystals synthesized by Dr. Ranjith Krishna-Pai at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Lab and imaged using the environmental mode of the Quanta ESEM.

Courtesy of Dr. Rumyana Petrova , Moxtek, Inc.

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

The image shows detail of the mouthparts of a caterpillar, showing the sensory organs on the tip of one maxillary palpus.

Courtesy of Miranda Waldron

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Marine phytoplancton

Courtesy of Philippe Crassous

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A close-up view of the lower portion of the TSV array shows partial voids in the copper fill. Access to these defects is uniquely afforded by FIB technology.

Courtesy of Fraunhofer-Munich

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Spicules from a sponge found in South African waters

Courtesy of Miranda Waldron

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Clay on quartz, with false colour

Courtesy of Dr. jim Buckman , Heriot-Watt University

Taken by SEM microscope

Sandstone false coloured

Courtesy of Dr. jim Buckman , Heriot-Watt University

Taken by SEM microscope

Pictured are the atomic-resolution structures of three amyloid polymorphs against a (falsely coloured) background image of the fibrils taken with a transmission electron microscope. Determining the fibril structures, and defining the major structural elements and interactions contributing to their hierarchical self-assembly, provides insight into the formation of polymorphic amyloid in a range of protein deposition disorders including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Image courtesy of Anthony W. P. Fitzpatrick, Christopher A. Waudby, Daniel K. Clare, Michele Vendruscolo and Christopher M. Dobson.

Courtesy of Dr. Anthony Fitzpatrick , University of Cambridge

Taken by Tecnai microscope

Fibrils of a rigid rod liquid crystalline polymer

Courtesy of Dr. Fabio Borbone , Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche

Taken by Nova NanoSEM microscope

Intel microprocessor unit field of view (MPU FOV) - 1µm with IEE decoration complex programmable logic device (CPLD)

Taken by DualBeam microscope

Scales of a grass snake

Courtesy of Oliver Meckes

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A: Ladybug eggs (45x), (top view) B: The same eggs after hatching (45x), (top view) C: Ladybug eggs (90x), (side view) D: The same eggs after hatching (90x), (side view)

Courtesy of Riccardo Antonelli

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Investigation of the morphology and composition of an oxide layer formed on the surface of a steel X70 . Research conducted by the technologist Thais Mansur (Division of Corrosion / INT / MCTI ).

Courtesy of Mr. FRANCISCO RANGEL , MCTI/INT

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope

PYRITE IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Courtesy of Eduardo Palacios

Taken by DualBeam microscope

The sample is the Ni SAPO crystal layer grown on alumina as a catalyst

Courtesy of Dr. Louwrens Tiedt , North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom

Taken by Quanta SEM microscope