Subject: "Neoceratium ranipes Daisy Chain." Six cells of the dinoflagellate Neoceratium ranipes with the "fingers" extended at the end of the antapical horns. Dinoflagellates are an important component of marine phytoplankton. The samples were collected in 2007 off the west coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean.; Credit: Andre Rochon - ISMER-UQAR; Method/Instrument: Composite of 9 high resolution images taken at 500x with a JSM-6460 LV SEM microscope at 2.9 kV.

Subject: "Birth of a Nanostar" - A pseudo-colored STEM HAADF image of a Pd-Rh bimetallic nano-particle during the early stages of its formation. The five distinct regions are indicative of its five-fold rotational symmetry, colorized for easy viewing.; Credit: Moon Kim’s group: Ning Lu, Jinguo Wang - University of Texas (Dallas). Sample from Prof. Younan Xia at Georgia Tech.; Method/Instrument: JEM-ARM200F STEM HAADF imaging, pseudo-coloring

Subject: Indium Tin Oxide - crystallized nano-fibers; Credit: Colin Davis, Rocky Mountain Laboratories; Method/Instrument: Fibers on stub. JEOL JSM-6320F SEM

Subject: "Cross-section of an astronaut's helmet as he stands on the moon gazing out into the cosmos." SEM image of cross-section of microbump with void in solder joint; Credit: Douglas Hamilton, Xilinx; Method/Instrument: JSM-6700F Field Emission SEM

Subject: "Neoceratium ranipes Daisy Chain." Six cells of the dinoflagellate Neoceratium ranipes with the "fingers" extended at the end of the antapical horns. Dinoflagellates are an important component of marine phytoplankton. The samples was collected in 2007 off the west coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean.; Credit: Andre Rochon - ISMER-UQAR; Method/Instrument: Composite of 9 high resolution images taken at 500x with a JSM-6460 LV SEM microscope at 2.9 kV.

Subject: Epidermis and stomata of a leaf of a wild plant; Credit: José Almodóvar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV

Poodle on a Tightrope; Subject: bioaerosol on tarantula webbing; Credit: Dugway Proving Ground, James Bragg; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6010LA SEM

Subject: Cross-section through middle pieces of developing spermatids in seminiferous tubule epithelium (adult male rat); Credit: Dr. Patrick C. Nahirney, University of Victoria; Method/Instrument: JEM-1400 TEM

Subject: Shhhh….Baby's Asleep - Small leaf-litter arthropod from a Berlese funnel sample; Credit: Julian P.S. Smith III - Winthrop University; Method/Instrument: InTouchScope JSM-6010LV

Subject: "A Plant’s Useful Kidney Stone" - Exposed spherical crystal aggregate of calcium oxalate from the photosynthetic palisade parenchyma of a tropical flowering plant called Peperomia obtusifolia.; Credit: Harry T. (Jack) Horner, Iowa State University; Method/Instrument: JSM-5800 SEM

Subject: "Birth of a Nanostar" - A pseudo-colored STEM HAADF image of a Pd-Rh bimetallic nano-particle during the early stages of its formation. The five distinct regions are indicative of its five-fold rotational symmetry, colorized for easy viewing.; Credit: Moon Kim’s group: Ning Lu, Jinguo Wang - University of Texas (Dallas). Sample from Prof. Younan Xia at Georgia Tech.; Method/Instrument: JEM-ARM200F STEM HAADF imaging, pseudo-coloring

Subject: Butterfly Wing; Credit: Tatiana Cavelier, Universidad de Los Andes; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490LV SEM; colored digitally with Adobe Photoshop

Subject: "Liencillo" - cotton fabric weave; Credit: Maria Paula Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes; Method/Instrument: JSM-6490LV SEM - colored using Photoshop

Subject: Pyrodinium spp. A Dinoflagelate responsible of Bioluminescence in Parguera Bay; Credit: Jose Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410LV

Subject: Silver Leads on a Solar Cell Surface; Credit: Ian Gutiérrez, Puerto Rico Energy Center; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LV

Subject: Solar Cell Surface; Credit: Ian Gutiérrez, Puerto Rico Energy Center; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LV

Subject: "Under the Sun" Surface of a Solar Cell with Many Years of Use; Credit: Ian Gutiérrez, Puerto Rico Energy Center; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LV

Subject: "Pieces of My Broken Heart" - Tin Oxide; Credit: Jonathan C. Briones, De La Salle University; Method/Instrument: JSM-5310

Subject: "Thorny Fat Heart" - Tin Oxide Nanomaterial; Credit: Jonathan C. Briones, De La Salle University; Method/Instrument: JSM-5310 Horizontal Vapor Phase Crystal Growth Technique

Subject: Dried pieces of hot silicone; Credit: Maria Paula Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes; Method/Instrument: JSM-6490LV, Photoshop enhanced color

Subject: "Hibiscus Anther" Hibiscus Pollen (Rose of Sharon) stereo view; Credit: Howard Berg, Danforth Plant Science Center; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LV InTouchScope; fresh tissue, stereo pair, red-cyan glasses required

Subject: Hibiscus Pollen; Credit: Howard Berg, Danforth Plant Science Center; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LV InTouchScope; enhanced using emboss function in Photoshop

Subject: Charcoal and Graphite; Credit: Elana Etter, Universidad de Los Andes; Method/Instrument: JSM-6490LV

Subject: Chicken Feather; Credit: Bambang Afrinaldi, Center of Polymer Technology; Method/Instrument: JSM-6510LV

Subject: Phagocytosis; Credit: Renjan Thomas, Universiti Putra Malaysia; Method/Instrument: JEOL TEM

Subject: Mitochondrial Paracrystalline Inclusions in Human Striated Muscle; Credit: Janet E. Schwarz, Univ. of Vermont Microscopy Imaging Center; Method/Instrument: JEM-1400

Subject: E coli vesicles; Credit: Ioana Aanei, UC Berkeley; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-1200 EX; Negative staining with uranyl acetate

Subject: Detail to the head of the coffee berry borer; Credit: Jose Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410LV

Subject: Micro Grid; Credit: Jose Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410LV

Subject: Optical (laser) test of Ge2Sb2Te5 Phase Change Material; Credit: Teya Topuria, IBM Almaden Research Center; Method/Instrument: JEOL 2010F FE TEM

Subject: Ex-situ micrographs of intercritically annealed medium Mn steel; Credit: Jeongho Han, Yonsei University; Method/Instrument: JSM-7001F FE SEM

Subject: Fumed silica nanoparticles dispersed on polymer surface. Silica particles added to the polymer as thixotropic agent were precipitated using a non-solvent. This small agglomerate of SiO2 particles shown in the image look like a caricaured footballer getting ready for a free kick.; Credit: Preetam Anbukarasu, University of Alberta; Method/Instrument: JSM-6301F FE SEM

Subject: Bold letters of liberty across a penny; Credit: June Li, EBATCO; Method/Instrument: JSM-6610LV SEM

Subject: Ant head; Credit: José R. Almodóvar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: JSM-5410LV SEM

Subject: Patterns in Nature: Diatome Details; Credit: José R. Almodóvar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: JSM-5600LV SEM

Subject: Mouthparts region of the soil nematode, Acrobeloides thornei; Credit: Sammi Unangst, University of Richmond; Method/Instrument: JSM-6360LV SEM

Subject: Flux Residue; Credit: Carol Craig, Modine Manufacturing; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6610LV SEM

Subject: Hybrid Nanofibers; Credit: ; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6710F SEM

Subject: Foraminifera fossil; Credit: José R. Almodóvar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5410LV

Subject: the back of an insect of the genus Petrusa; Credit: José R. Almodóvar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5410LV

Subject: stridulatory organ of an insect; Credit: José R. Almodóvar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5410LV

Subject: A bundle of needles (raphide crystals of calcium oxalate). These crystals found abundantly in yams, taros etc., causing itchiness and micro-injuries in soft tissues of mouth when eaten under-processed. Cooking the tubers in acidic (low pH) solution dissolves these dangerous crystals and make the dish safe and yum :); Credit: Vijayasankar Raman - Univ. of Mississippi; Method/Instrument: JSM-5600 SEM

Subject: Hole in a dead Al cathode from an ion gun used in sample coater; Credit: Nicholas Seaton - Univ. of Minnesota; Method/Instrument: SE, JSM-6500F Field Emission SEM

Subject: Details in a grain of salt; Credit: José R. Almodóvar - University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: Gold coated. JEOL 5410 LV SEM

Subject: Microorganism from lake; Credit: José R. Almodóvar - University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5600LV SEM

Subject: Epidermis surface of a species of Tabebuia; Credit: José R. Almodóvar - University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: Fixed, Critical point drier and Gold coated. JEOL 5410 LV SEM

Subject: SEM image of three-dimensionally ordered macroporous Cu-Fe catalysts prepared for high selectivity higher alcohols synthesis from syngas. Higher alcohols can be used as an alternative fuel or fuel additive in gasoline.; Credit: Yongwu Lu, MSU; Instrument: JSM-6500F Field Emission SEM

Subject: TEM Image of Dark Adapted Mouse Retinal Pigment Epithelium; Credit: Tiffany Stone, Texas State University; Instrument: TEM- JEM 1200 EX II

Subject: TEM Image of ferritin molecules in graphene sandwich; Credit: Canhui Wang and Qiao Qiao, University of Illinois at Chicago; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-ARM200CF Atomic Resolution TEM

Subject: SEM image, colorized to reveal this gland in a new species of the genus Petrusa; Credit: Jose Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico; Method/Instrument: JSM-5410LV

Subject: SEM image of the tip of the fingers of a Coqui (Eleuterodactylus); Credit: Jose Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico; Method/Instrument: JSM-5410LV

Subject: Adhesion of Pathogenic Enteric Bacteria to Probiotics; Credit: Gabriel Posadas - Mississippi State University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6500F SEM/5.0kV, SEI image

Subject: Cu migration in an electronic component. Cu dendrites caused high leakage/short condition in the component.; Credit: Barry Reeves and Javaid Qazi - Kemet Electronics; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5800LV Backscatter Electron Imaging

Subject: Plant anatomy; Credit: Vijayasankar Raman - University of Mississippi; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6500F SEM

Subject: Cross-section through middle pieces of developing spermatids in seminiferous tubule epithelium (adult male rat).; Credit: Dr. Patrick C. Nahirney, University of Victoria; Instrument: JEM-1400 TEM

Subject: Osteoblast growing on Titanium alloy (development of osteoblast in a new material may be usable for implants of bone); Credit: José Almodóvar; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5410 LV SEM

Subject: Colorized picture showing different types of glandular trichomes present on the leaf surface of Salvia divinorum.; Credit: Vijayasankar Raman - Univ. of Mississippi; Method/Instrument: JSM-5600LV

Subject: Zinc oxide rods are used as sensors that detect changes in electrical current passing through the rods due to adsorption of gas molecules.; Credit: Haiqing Yao - Texas A&M University; Method/Instrument: Hydrothermal method/JEOL SEM

Subject: Oxide growth on copper foil; Credit: Jonathan Abbott - Moxtek; Method/Instrument: SE image, false color added. JEOL JSM-7600F Field Emission SEM

Subject: Artifact; Credit: Irene Heggstad - University of Bergen, Norway; Method/Instrument: Ultra microtome and LR White; JEM-1011 TEM

Subject: Pollen grains (colorized) of Torrea species.; Credit: Vijayasankar Raman - Univ. of Mississippi; Method/Instrument: Fixed, Critical point drier and Gold coated. JEOL 5410 LV SEM