Subject: tin oxide; Credit: Jonathan C. Briones, De La Salle University; Method/Instrument: Horizontal Vapor Phase Crystal Growth Technique / JEOL SEM 5310

Subject: Hibiscus pollen (Rose of Sharon); Credit: Howard Berg, Danforth Plant Science Center; Method/Instrument: fresh tissue, stereo pair, red-cyan glasses required / JSM 6010 (InTouch Scope)

Subject: Tin Oxide; Credit: Jonathan C. Briones, De La Salle University; Method/Instrument: Horizontal Phase vapor deposition / JEOL SEM 5310

Subject: Anther of Commelina erecta; Credit: José R. Almodóvar Rivera, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: Dehydrate, critical point drying, and sputter coated, and false color added / JEOL 5410 LV

Subject: Plant mite; Credit: José R. Almodóvar Rivera, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: Low Vacuum SEM image / JEOL 5410 LV

Subject: Termite Head; Credit: José R. Almodóvar Rivera, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: dehydrated, gold coated / JEOL 5410 LV

Subject: Silver leads on a solar cell; Credit: Ian Gutiérrez, Puerto Rico Energy Center; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LA

Subject: Tin Oxide Nanomaterial; Credit: Jonathan C. Briones, De La Salle University; Method/Instrument: Horizontal Vapor Phase Crystal Growth Technique / JEOL SEM 5310

Subject: Platinum electrodeposited on boron-doped diamond film; Credit: Yaritza Hernández Lebrón, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Method/Instrument: Gentle Beam Low at 3kV / JSM-7500F

Subject: Platinum electrodeposited on boron-doped diamond film; Credit: Yaritza Hernández Lebrón, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Method/Instrument: Gentle Beam Low at 3kV / JSM-7500F

Subject: Surface of a more modern solar cell; Credit: Ian Gutiérrez, Puerto Rico Energy Center; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LA

Subject: Surface of a solar cell with many years in use; Credit: Ian Gutiérrez, Puerto Rico Energy Center; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LA

Subject: FIU logo was engraved on a hair strand in order to demonstrate the capability of a dual beam fib instrument to a group of visitors; Credit: Ali Hadjikhani, AMERI / FIU; Method/Instrument: FIB milling / JEOL JIB 4500 dual beam

Subject: Anther of Commelina erecta; Credit: José R. Almodóvar Rivera, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: Dehydrate, critical point drying, and sputter coated, and false color added / JEOL 5410 LV

Subject: 800nm pillar milled out of an AlBNNT sample in 6 different milling stages. Sample was fabricated for nanomechanical testing in a Hysitron nanoindenter.; Credit: Ali Hadjikhani - AMERI; Method/Instrument: FIB milling/ SEM microscopy JEOL JIB 4500

Subject: Tin Oxide; Credit: Jonathan C. Briones - De La Salle University; Method/Instrument: horizontal vapor phase growth deposition - JEOL JSM 5310

Subject: Details in the body of Coffee Borer, Hypothenemus hampei; Credit: Jose R. Almodovar - University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: Dried, gold coated. JEOL SEM 5410 LV

Subject: Tsetse Fly closeup of head: this is the cause of sleeping sickness; Credit: Jose R. Almodovar - University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: Dried, gold coated, psudocolor. JEOL SEM 5410 LV

Subject: Nano material; Credit: Klaud Jenssen F. Haygood - De La Salle University; Method/Instrument: Horizontal vapor phase - JSM 5310

Subject: Nano material; Credit: Klaud Jenssen F. Haygood - De La Salle University; Method/Instrument: Horizontal vapor phase - JSM 5310

Subject: Platinum cubes on BDD; Credit: Yaritza Hernández Lebrón - University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Method/Instrument: Gentle Beam Low at 3kV - JSM-7500F

Subject: [PMMA+BaTiO₃₊ Graphene] composite thick films; Credit: Mobeen Haneef - NUST H-12 ISLAMABAD; Method/Instrument: SEM used at 10kV and at 1100x magnification - JSM-6490LA

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

Subject: Tin Oxide; Credit: Jonathan C. Briones, De La Salle University; Method/Instrument: Horizontal vapor phase growth technique/JSM-5310

Subject: Insect eggs on a leaf; Credit: Tatiana Cavelier (UNIANDES); Method/Instrument: JSM-6490LV/digital coloring using Adobe Photoshop

Subject: TiO₂ Nanotube; Credit: Vinayaraj Ozhukil Kollath, UNESP, Bauru; Method/Instrument: Colored using GIMP, JEOL JSM-7500F

Subject: Diatome; Credit: Jose R. Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: Sputter coated, JSM-5410 LV

Title: Sticky; Subject: details of the finger tips of Eleutherodactylus; Credit: Jose R. Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: Critical Point Drier, sputter coated, JSM-5410 LV

Subject: pencil waste; Credit: Juan Sebastian Rivera Hernandez, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia; Method/Instrument: Edited and colored with Photoshop CC. JEOL JSM-6490LV SEM

Subject: Micro-shrub structure of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite; Credit: Kunwu Fu, Energy Research Institute @ NTU; Nanyang Technological University; Method/Instrument: JSM-7600F field emission SEM

Subject: Nanomaterials/Microstructure of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite; Credit: Kunwu Fu, Energy Research Institute @ NTU; Nanyang Technological University; Method/Instrument: JSM-7600F field emission SEM

Subject: Stalk of wheat; Credit: Juan Sebastian Rivera Hernandez, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia; Method/Instrument: Edited and Colored with Photoshop CC. JEOL JSM-6490LV SEM

Subject: Hibiscus pollen; Credit: Howard Berg, Danforth Plant Science Center; Method/Instrument: SEM image was manipulated using the embossing filter in Photoshop / JSM 6010 (InTouch Scope)

Subject: Morning Glory pollen grain, still sitting on the anther.; Credit: Stefan Eberhard, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center / The University of Georgia; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LV SEM; Color enhanced in Photoshop

Subject: Oscillatory zoning in tourmaline crystal. Sample collected from Mt. St. Helens, WA; Credit: Alexander Iveson, Washington State University; Method/Instrument: BSE / JXA-8500F EPMA

Subject: Katana before hardening (a.k.a. Samurai sword); Credit: Sheri Neva, SEAL Laboratories, a division of Evans Analytical Group; Method/Instrument: SEI/BEI/JSM-6610LV

Subject: overgrown nanoparticles on a silicon wafer; Credit: Ali Hadjikhani - AMERI/FIU; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6330 FE SEM

Subject: SEM image of molten solder connecting gold wires on a silicon wafer; Credit: Ali Hadjikhani, AMERI / FIU; Method/Instrument: JIB-4500 FIB

Subject: Dried rose petal (20kV X750) Coloured digitally with Adobe Photoshop Credit: Maria Paula Rodriguez Quijano, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (student) Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM - 6490LV

Title: Dandelion's Parachute; Subject: Dandelion's seed parachute; Credit: Cecilia Cuellar, Universidad de Guadalajara; Method/Instrument: Gold coated, background removed with photoshop cs6, imaged with JEOL JSM-6610LV

Subject: Anodic alumina oxide pillar; Credit: Anawati, Universitas Teknologi Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia; Method/Instrument: Cross section/ JSM-6380LA

Subject: Selective dissolution of magnesium phase in a ceramic coating formed on Mg alloys; Credit: Anawati, Universitas

Subject: Mouse tissue on a microscope slide; Credit: Ali Hadjikhani, AMERI- FIU; Method/Instrument: SEM-

Subject: magnetic nano-particles overgrown on a piece of silicon wafer; Credit: Ali Hadjikhani, AMERI- FIU;

Subject: Textures on the body of a beetle; Credit: Jose R. Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez;

Subject: Layers of a cross section of a snail; Credit: Jose R. Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez;

Title: Nano Sun; Subject: Pseudo-colored transmission electron microscopy image of a 500 nanometer silicate nanoshell particle. The silicate nanoshell particle contains iron oxide concentrated on the inside of the shell; the bright red ring shows this. Credit: Prof. Moon Kim’s group: Ning Lu – University of Texas at Dallas, Sample from Prof. Andrew Kummel at UC San Diego; Method/Instrument: ARM200F

Subject: Rice Plant (root) Tissue; Credit: Sahina Gazi, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, GOA; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6360LV SEM, Sputter Coated (Pt)

Subject: Sponge Spicules within the surface sediments of Antarctica; Credit: Sahina Gazi, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, GOA; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6360LV SEM, Sputter Coated (Pt)

Subject: Titanium Dioxide grown on Multi Wall Carbon Nanotubes film; Credit: Phong Tran/Florida State University High Performance Materials Institute; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7401F

Subject: Precipitation of nanoplatelets around α-tetragonal boron nanoribbons in prolonged synthesis reaction.; Credit: Image credit: Dr. Zhe Guan (via Siang Yee Chang & Assoc. Professor Dr. Terry T. Xu)

Subject: Sapphire unpolished surface uniformly covered by a 5 nm-thick Ni thin film used as substrate for growth of boron-based nanostructures; Credit: Image credit: Dr. Zhe Guan (via Siang Yee Chang & Assoc. Professor Dr. Terry T. Xu)

Subject: Gustative fungiform papillae of fallow deer (Dama dama) tongue; Credit: Dr William Perez, Universidad de la República. Veterinary Faculty, Montevideo, Uruguay; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5900LV

Subject: Fibers of retractor bulbi muscle of the eye of southern Minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis); Credit: Dr William Perez, Universidad de la República. Veterinary Faculty, Montevideo, Uruguay; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5900LV

Subject: Ctenomys pearsoni tongue; Credit: Dr William Perez, Universidad de la República. Veterinary Faculty, Montevideo, Uruguay; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5900LV

Title: Miniature Christmas gift box; Subject: Hydrothermally grown perovskites; Credit: Jibran Khaliq, TU Delft, The Netherlands; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7500F SEM

Subject: Boron carbide crystal synthesized by carbothermal reduction reaction method; Credit: Paniz Foroughi, Florida International University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6330F

Subject: Alumina impurities; Credit: Paniz Foroughi, Florida International University; Method/Instrument: JSM-6330F SEM

Title: Surf's Up; Subject: Human Colonic Mucosa; Credit: Janet E. Schwarz, Univ. of Vermont Microscopy Imaging Center; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-1400 TEM

Subject: Collapsed carbon nanotubes aligning into a crystal packing preferred stacking state; Credit: Rebekah Downes, High-Performance Materials Institute, Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory; Method/Instrument: Tensile failure specimen peeled and viewed on TEM grid at 80kV with JEM-ARM200cF

Subject: Water miscible magnetite nanoparticles synthesized using thermal decomposition method; Credit: RAVICHANDRAN M, CINVESTAV-IPN; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-1400

Subject: Berlese funnel extraction from leaf-litter, 70% ethanol fixation, critical-point drying, gold-coated, secondary-electron image; Credit: Jessica Stevens and Noel Messick, Winthrop University; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6010Plus/LA

Subject: Multilayer free-standing thin film of novel Ti3C2 (MXene) 2D-nanomaterial. (Small pieces perpendicular to the main film.); Credit: Armin Vahid Mohammadi, Auburn University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7000F SEM

Subject: Minerals occurring in a sandstone rock; Credit: Gavin Miller, Queensland University of Technology; Method/Instrument: JEOL 7001 FEGSEM

Subject: details of the head of an Ant; Credit: Jose R Almodovar - University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV

Subject: leaf disease caused by a fungi; Credit: Jose R Almodovar - University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV

Subject: SEM image of a "Happy Holidays" engraved on a spider web using a FIB at 600x; Credit: Ali Hadjikhani, AMER- FIU; Method/Instrument: JEOL JIB 4500

Subject: SEM image of a "Happy Holidays" engraved on a spider web using a FIB at 150x; Credit: Ali Hadjikhani, AMER- FIU; Method/Instrument: JEOL JIB 4500

Subject: White Cast Iron; Credit: Sheri Neva - SEAL Labs / EAG; Method/Instrument: MIX SEI BEC, Nital Etched, JSM-6610 LV

Subject: A 3-D ceramic square lattice with a trapped flaky particle ; Credit: Dr. Lisa Kleiminger, Imperial College London, UK; Method/Instrument: JSM 6400 JEOL SEM with 10 nm Cr coating

Title: Hydrated Lentil; Subject: Cooked fully hydrated lentil showing starch microstructure; Credit: Scott Payne, North Dakota State University Electron Microscopy Core Facility; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490LV; Brass cryo-puck; frozen in liquid nitrogen, fractured using a pre-cooled razor blade. Puck transferred cold to SEM in LVmode (30 Pa); allowed to sublime for 10 minutes to remove any frost. BSE shadow mode at 15 kV

Subject: Melted surface mount capacitor containing barium titanate along with nickel, copper, and tin crystals.; Credit: Susan Kent, Continental AG; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7100F FE-SEM with lower electron detector

Subject: Molten surface mount capacitor. Contains barium titanate, nickel, copper, and tin.; Credit: Susan Kent, Continental AG; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7100F FE-SEM with lower electron detector

Title: Flowers on the river; Subject: The image of the morphology of the textured InP plate; Credit: Yana Suchikova and Kovachev Sergey, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University (Ukraine); Method/Instrument: Electrochemical etching, Photoshop, JSM-6490

Title: Stone Flower; Subject: Indium phosphide nanocrystalline surface obtained by electrochemical etching, forming crystalline indium oxide with a flowery structure which can be used in the manufacture of laser technology. ; Credit: Yana Suchikova and Kovachev Sergey, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University (Ukraine); Method/Instrument: Electrochemical etching, Photoshop, JSM-6490

Title: Sweet Donut; Subject: Testate Amoebae of the specie Centropyxis discoides from the lake Muyil, Quintana Ro, México.; Credit: Dr. Samuel Tehuacanero-Cuapa, Central Microscopy Laboratory, Institute of Physics and Institute of Geology, UNAM, México. Institut für Geosysteme und Bioindikation (IGeo), TU-Braunschweig, Germany.; Method/Instrument: Lower electron detector and Gentle Beam - JEOL JSM-7800F SEM

Title: Plaque Build-up in the Artery; Subject: arterial plaque; Credit: Sahina Gazi, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, India; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM 6360LV SEM, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Sputter Coating

Title: Development of a Whip Spider; Subject: Whip Spider Egg; Credit: Sahina Gazi, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, India; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM 6360LV SEM, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Sputter Coating

Title: Hip to be square; Subject: TEM image of mouse pancreatic acinar cell with square paracrystalline inclusion body. Pancreatic acinar cells contain peculiar inclusion bodies that are composed of a fine filamentous lattice. Their function is not known. ; Credit: Patrick Nahirney, University of Victoria; Method/Instrument: JEM 1400 Image captured at 25,000 times magnification with a Gatan Orius SC1000 camera

Title: Hip to be square; Subject: Psuedocolored TEM image of mouse pancreatic acinar cell. (Red = Paracrystalline inclusion body; Yellow = secretory granules; Blue = mitochondria; Green = cytoplasm filled with rough endoplasmic reticulum.) ; Credit: Patrick Nahirney, University of Victoria; Method/Instrument: JEM 1400 Image captured at 25,000 times magnification with a Gatan Orius SC1000 camera

Title: Spacetime Evolving Nanoparticles; Subject: ZnO nanostructures formed by wet oxidation in water with zinc chloride.; Credit: Christian Mak Pelicano, University of the Philippines Diliman (grad student); Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5300

Title: cinnamon; Subject: The image of the morphology of the nanoporous InP plate.; Credit: Yana Suchikova and Sergei Kovachev, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Fern; Subject: The image of indium phosphide nanocrystalline surface obtained by electrochemical etching. Microphotograph is made with scanning electronic microscope and coloured with the computer graphic tools. Magnification x10000.; Credit: Yana Suchikova and Sergei Kovachev, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Waterfall of Polymers on 2D Layered MXene Rock; Subject: Hybrid Polymer-Ti3C2 2D material with increased capacitance for supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries.; Credit: Armin Vahid Mohammadi, Auburn University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7000F

Title: coffee berry borer; Subject: Details on the body of the coffee berry borer; Credit: José R. Almodóvar Rivera, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410LV

Title: sea urchin; Subject: Details on the body of a sea urchin; Credit: José R. Almodóvar Rivera, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410LV

Title: Shamrock 3kx; Subject: Spherical pollen on the surface of clover from Dublin - surface micro-structure 3,000x; Credit: Sheri Neva, SEAL Labs; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6610LV

Title: Sponge spicules; Subject: Sponge spicules; Credit: Jose R Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico , Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV, Taxonomy purpose, Air dry and sputter coated

Title: Cubes; Subject: nanoart; Credit: Jan Suchikova and Sergei Kovachovm, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490 - Cubic indium oxide. Nanostructures have been obtained on the surface of indium phosphide.

Title: Sponge spicules; Subject: Sponge spicules; Credit: Jose R Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico , Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV, Taxonomy purpose, Air dry and sputter coated

Title: A Silicon Tree; Subject: (not specified); Credit: Boopathy Kombaiah, Carnegie Mellon University; Method/Instrument: JEOL 2000EX TEM, Bright field imaging. This image was caught in a Si TEM sample that was synthesized using back-etching method; the scale bar at the bottom measures one micron.

Title: Tiny forest of metal trees; Subject: Iron-Copper-Carbon growth on a Powder Metallurgy component; Credit: Craig Stringer, Atlas Pressed Metals; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6010Plus/LA

Title: A Silicon Tree 2; Credit: Boopathy Kombaiah, Prof. Greg Rohrer group, Carnegie Mellon University; Method/Instrument: TEM Bright Field Image, taken using JEOL 2000EX, of a Co film-Si substrate sample synthesized through back-etching method . Etched Si forms a tree-like structure.

Title: Stone flowers; Subject: The image of galium arsenide nanocrystalline surface. Microphotograph is made with scanning electronic microscope.; Credit: Sergey Simchenko, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Fracture surface Analysis - Stainless Steel; Subject: Fatigue (striations/beach marks), ductile (dimples) and brittle (clevage faucets) mode of failures observed in a single frame; Credit: Bharat Joshi, Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5900LV, Secondary electron imaging (SEI)

Title: Flames; Subject: Hairs in the surface of an insect; Credit: Jose R Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV, Sputter Coated

Title: field of flowers; Subject: The image is of galium arsenide nanocrystalline surface; Credit: Sergey Simchenko, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Iron Peaks; Subject: Iron oxide corrosion from a pipe; Credit: Sheri Neva, SEAL Labs / EAG; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6610LV, 3D imaging with a 10 degree tilt eucentric

Title: Asters; Subject: image of galium arsenide nanocrystalline surface; Credit: Sergey Simchenko, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490 - Microphotograph is made with scanning electronic microscope and coloured with the computer graphic tools. Magnification x1000.

Title: Iceberg; Subject: surface morphology of gallium arsenide; Credit: Sergey Simchenko and Snezana Salikova, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Island; Subject: catalyst on the silicon surface (111); Credit: Sergey Simchenko and Snezana Salikova, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Microsounds II; Subject: stridulatory organ of an insect; Credit: Jose Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV. Gold coated, and pseudo color.

Title: Podocyte's tentacles; Subject: Podocyte of a glomerulus in the rat kidney; Credit: Cecilia Cuellar, Universidad de Guadalajara; Method/Instrument: JSM 6610LV. Fixed with paraformaldehyde, dehydrated with ethanol and then critical point drying, coated with gold.

Title: Entimus imperialis; Subject: Entimus imperialis beetle’s photonic structure; Credit: Mouchet Sébastien, University of Exeter; Method/Instrument: Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope JEOL-7500F

Title: 3D nanoflowers; Subject: TiO2 nanoflowers synthesized via hydrothermal method; Credit: Neha Desai, Department of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur; Method/Instrument: JSM-6360A

Title: Al-Si based alloy; Subject: Al-Si based alloy image after tensile testing; Credit: Sugrib Kumar Shaha, University of Waterloo; Method/Instrument: JSM 6380LV

Title: Turquoise Glade; Subject: Gallium arsenide nanocrystalline surface; Credit: Sergey and Alexander Simchenko, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

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: 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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Subject: SEM image of pyramid of sponge nickel
Credit: Bambang Afrinaldi, Center of Polymer Technology
Method/Instrument: 20kV; Magn 2000x; SEI detector

Subject: SEM image of moth antenna
Credit: Sheri Neva, SEAL Labs
Method/Instrument: backscatter, JSM-6610LV

Subject: SEM image of polycaprolactone nanofibers
Credit: Ashang Luwang Laiva, National University of Singapore
Method/Instrument: JSM-6701F

Subject: SEM image of multiwall carbon nanotubes decorated with Pt nanoparticles
Credit: Naomi Morales, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Method/Instrument: JEOL SEM 7500F

Subject: SEM image of Osteoblasts growing on TiAl
Credit: José Almodóvar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV

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

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: "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

Title: Drought; Subject: surface morphology of porous gallium arsenide; Credit: Sergey and Alexander Simchenko, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Method/Instrument: JSM-6490

Title: 10 Yen Coin; Subject: 10 Yen Coin; Credit: Patricia Belén, Núñez Luna, Daido Metal México; Method/Instrument: JEOL SEM 6010LV

Title: Bismuth overlay on copper; Subject: Bismuth overlay on copper; Credit: Patricia Belén, Núñez Luna, Daido Metal México; Method/Instrument: JEOL SEM 6010LV

Title: Inclusion; Subject: Throwing Knife; Credit: Sheri Neva, EAG; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6610 LV - ductile and brittle fracture with an inclusion

Title: Carbon Curtain; Subject: Suspended Glassy-Carbon Membrane; Credit: Ezra Feilden, Imperial College London; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6010LA, 20 nm thick amorphous carbon membrane produced via pyrolysis of organic matter (succrose) under vacuum.

Title: Zinc Condensation Crystals; Subject: Zinc coating condensed onto piece of bare steel beneath it. ; Credit: Joshua Solomon, General Motors; Method/Instrument: JSM - IT100

Title: Meteoritic Magnetite; Subject: Magnetite mineral grains with diverse morphologies that were isolated from the Orgueil meteorite. The SEM images are superimposed onto an artist rendering of the early solar system.; Credit: Tyrone Daulton, Washington University in St. Louis; Method/Instrument: JEOL 7001 FLV SEM

Title: Globular SiC; Subject: Silicon Carbide VLS; Credit: Ezra Feilden-Irving, Imperial College London; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6010LA. This image shows plates and lathes of the ceramic SiC grown via the VLS process, using drops of liquid silicon at high temperature.

Title: Nano Pearl; Subject: SEM image of the etched particles of the 2D vanadium carbide (V2C) MXene material.; Credit: Armin VahidMohammadi, Auburn University; Method/Instrument: JSM-7000F

Title: Iron Dew; Subject: Iron droplets on an alumina substrate; Credit: Ezra Feilden, Imperial College London; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6010LA. Droplets of iron form from a CVD process and solidify without wetting the alumina substrate.

Title: Connecting Cilium; Subject: Connecting cilium of a C57BL/6J mouse rod photoreceptor.; Credit: Stefanie Volland, UCLA; Method/Instrument: JEOL TEM (JEM1200-EX) - Transcardiac perfusion fixation with an aldehyde mix; post-fixation with tannic acid and uranyl acetate. Araldite ultrathin sections for TEM imaged at 80kv.

Title: Endosomal Trap; Subject: Electron micrographs of a thin section of "protein based biopolymer coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)" incubated A549 cells.; Credit: Goutam Pramanik Goutam, Pramanik; Method/Instrument: JEOL 1400 - cells grown on 50 µm thick sapphire discs were cryo-fixed; Performed on ultra thin sections (70 nm) at an acceleration voltage of 80 kV.

Title: Meteorite; Subject: Drop of melted aluminium on the surface of heated copper wire, in a forensic case of fire investigation; Credit: Steven Vargas, Departamento de Ciencias Forenses, Organismo de Investigación Judicial; Method/Instrument: JSM 6610LV

Title: Jumping Copper; Subject: Copper nanoparticles synthesized in aqueous domains of a mineral oil /surfactant/water system. The mineral oil turned out to be difficult to remove after the synthesis. The image is dominated by mineral oil domains containing copper nanoparticles, presumably also "free" nanoparticles may be observed.; Credit: Irene Heggstad, University of Bergen, Norway; Method/Instrument: JEOL 1011

Title: A view of a micro moon; Subject: Wear marks on PTFE ball bearing; Credit: Nicholas Seaton, University of Minnesota Characterization Facility; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6700F - The goal of the work was to look at the surface roughness of several different ball bearing materials. This image reminded me of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Title: Nano-Helicopter; Subject: GaN Nanowires; Credit: Chih-Chiang Yang, National Chiao Tung University; Method/Instrument: ARM200F TEM

Title: Dislocation Core in CdTe; Subject: Psuedo color STEM HAADF image of a single dislocation core in CdTe; Credit: Moon Kim, UT Dallas; Method/Instrument: JEOL ARM200

Title: Standing Alone; Subject: Seta (bristle/hair) of a tick found in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; Credit: Jeffrey Brookins, Michigan Technological University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6400 @ 15kV, coated, 1300x, WD 39mm. Post-processed to add color to the micrograph.

Title: Crack!; Subject: Shrinkage cavity in a steel casting; Credit: Candan Sen Elkoca, Bulent Ecevit University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-5600

Title: Nano Worm; Subject: SEM image of etched Ti2AlC MAX phase material (resulting in stacked nanosheets of Ti2C MXene material) synthesized by selective etching of the Al atoms from Ti2AlC MAX phase. A promising material for energy storage devices such as supercapacitors and batteries.; Credit: Armin VahidMohammadi, Auburn University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7000F

Title: A close encounter...; Subject: A Close-up to the head of tse tse fly, carrier of the sleeping sickness.; Credit: Jose Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV

Title: Beauty of natural designs; Subject: Detail of microscopy glands in the body of an insect of the genus Petrusa.; Credit: Jose Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5410 LV

Title: Nano Christmas Tree; Subject: Electrolessly deposited platinum surface showing Christmas tree-like growth; Credit: Cian McKeown, Univeristy of Limerick; Method/Instrument: JEOL JCM-5700

Title: TICK-tack; Subject: Tick nymph (Arachnidae) in old SEM with W filament; Credit: Janez Zavašnik, Jožef Stefan Institute; Method/Instrument: JSM-5800

Title: Be positive; Subject: Breast cancer research. A message to all, don't give up and fight cancer. Be positive! There is always a bright side even a cancer cell can resemble a flower; Credit: Shadia Al Bahlani, Sultan Qaboos University; Method/Instrument: SEM, Cell culture

Title: Microtree; Subject: Alumina crystallites; Credit: Ezra Feilden, Imperial College London; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6010

Title: WALL-E; Subject: Stereolithography(SLA), Gold Coated; Credit: TZU-LI LIU, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. M.Cheng group, Wayne State University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6510, microfluidic channel made by 3D printing technique

Title: Tree; Subject: Mosquito Leg; Credit: Sheri Neva, EAG; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6610LV, Gold coated - imaged in SEI at 800X and stitched. Photoshoped color and liquified the top of the leg to look like a tree.

Title: Another Earth; Subject: A pore in bioglass; Credit: Nina Daneu, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Method/Instrument: JSM-7600F

Title: Balls of fun; Subject: Poly microspheres; Credit: Jian Hu (imaged by Kenneth Dunner Jr), UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5900, Platinum coated poly microspheres

Title: Bad teeth; Subject: Mouse kidney glomerulus foot processes; Credit: Hila Roshanravan (imaged by Kenneth Dunner Jr), UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-1010, LX-112 resin embedded mouse kidney tissue

Title: What a maze; Subject: Zebrafish tail skin; Credit: Elizabeth Sumner, Kenneth Dunner Jr., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; Method/Instrument: SEM JEOL 5900 - Platinum coated sem processed zebrafish tail skin

Title: Smiley face emoji; Subject: mouse kidney glomerulus; Credit: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; Method/Instrument: TEM JEOL JEM-1010 - LX-112 resin embedded mouse kidney tissue

Title: Platinum Mantis; Subject: A thin film of platinum responding to applied stress in a strange way; Credit: Cian McKeown, Univeristy of Limerick; Method/Instrument: JEOL JCM-5700

Title: Mothra's Claws; Subject: Cryptaspasma bipenicella (Lepidoptera); Credit: Christi Jaeger, Mississippi Entomological Museum; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6500F FE-SEM

Title: 3D Nano Cube; Subject: Self-assembled three-dimensional (3D) nano-cube with surface patterns of "UMN"; Credit: Chunhui Dai, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6700 SEM

Title: Sunflower dance; Subject: Sunflower; Credit: Cecilia Cuellar, Universidad de Guadalajara; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6610LV

Title: Crystallized; Subject: Quench crystals in a high pressure experiment; Credit: Anette von der Handt, University of Minnesota; Method/Instrument: JEOL JXA-8900R

Title: PBS Microsphere; Subject: PBS Microsphere after Solvent Extraction; Credit: Sepehr Ravati; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7600F

Title: Plush Pollen; Subject: Pollen particle on carbon tape; Credit: Feilden Ezra, Imperial College London; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6010LA

Title: Chrysanthmum Flowers; Subject: TiO2 nanoflowers (solar cell application); Credit: Neha, Akshay, Prajkta Desai, Belgave, Bhandge; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6360A

Title: MoO3 nanorods; Subject: h-MoO3 nanorods synthesised via Chemical bath deposition. These are the nanorods with hexagonal cross section.; Credit: Neha Desai, Shivagi University, India; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6360A

Title: Nano Nemo on the Water; Subject: Nano-sized layers of Ti2C particles representing the imaginary Nemo character in Pixar's "Finding Nemo" animation. Ti2C synthesized by selective etching and is a promising electrode material for energy storage devices; Credit: Armin VahidMohammadi, Auburn University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7000F

Title: Palynomorph; Subject: Palynomorph from the Bucatunna formation, southwest Alabama; Credit: Kendal Davis, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010PLUS/LA, carbon coated smear

Title: Tranquil Meadow; Subject: Cu-oxide nano-wires (meadow) growing from bulk Cu (hill), on amorphous carbon support grid (the Moon).; Credit: Janez Zavašnik, Jožef Stefan Institute; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-2100 LaB6 TEM

Title: Suctoria; Subject: Marine ciliate protist (Suctoria); Credit: Megan McCuller, Bates College; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7100FLV / Fixed, critical point dried, Gold-Palladium coated, colorized in Photoshop

Title: Flea 30x; Subject: Flea; Credit: Sheri Neva, EAG Inc; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6610LV, SEI, Gold Coated

Title: Color Crystals; Subject: morphology of galium arsenide nanocrystalline surface; Credit: Sergey and Nataliya Simchenko, SSTehnology; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Colorful stones; Subject: morphology of galium arsenide nanocrystalline surface; Credit: Sergey and Nataliya Simchenko, SSTehnology; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Moon fields; Subject: surface morphology of gallium arsenide; Credit: Sergey and Nataliya Simchenko, SSTehnology; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: The Ancient Pyramids; Subject: surface morphology of porous gallium arsenide obtained by electrochemical etching; Credit: Sergey and Nataliya Simchenko, SSTehnology; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Cat and Ball; Subject: Drosophila melanogaster neuromuscular region showing a mutant bouton from the ALS homolog gene.; Credit: Lita Duraine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Method/Instrument: JEOL 1010 TEM

Title: Thanksgiving turkey; Subject: Solder from electrical assembly; Credit: Stu Smalinskas, SKF USA; Method/Instrument: JSM-5800LV

Title: UCLA (almost); Subject: pitting corrosion on bearing raceway; Credit: Stu Smalinskas, SKF USA; Method/Instrument: JSM-5800LV

Title: Drought; Subject: Surface morphology of porous gallium arsenide; Credit: Sergey and Alexander Simchenko, SSTehnology; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Iceberg; Subject: The image of the surface morphology of gallium arsenide; Credit: Sergey and Alexander Simchenko, SSTehnology; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: River; Subject: Surface morphology of porous gallium arsenide obtained by electrochemical etching; Credit: Sergey and Alexander Simchenko, SSTehnology; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Stone flowers; Subject: The image of the morphology of galium arsenide nanocrystalline surface; Credit: Sergey and Alexander Simchenko, SSTehnology; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: Biomimic; Subject: Cactii-like nanostructures - branches emanated from a single nucleation center; Credit: Tejasvinee Bhat, Thin Film Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India; Method/Instrument: JEOL SEM

Title: Polytene chromosome; Subject: Montage method for imaging Drosophila thrid instar salivary gland. Highlights the polytene chromosomes and secretive vesicles in these cells; Credit: Zhongyuan Zuo, Baylor College of Medicine; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-1010

Title: Momentum of the 9+2; Subject: 9+2 microtubule cilia in mouse cerebral cortex glial cell; Credit: Zhongyuan Zuo, Baylor College of Medicine; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-1010

Title: Blooming Micro-Flora; Subject: Manganese Oxide platelets; Credit: Richa Agrawal, Florida International University; Method/Instrument: JEOL SEM 6330F

Title: Fish; Subject: Bismuth nanoparticles; Credit: Cagdas Allahverdi, Toros University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-2100F

Title: Turquoise glade; Subject: The image of the morphology of galium arsenide nanocrystalline surface; Credit: Sergey and Alexander Simchenko, SSTehnology; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6490

Title: CuS Nanoflakes; Subject: Hydrothermal Synthesis of CuS thin film.; Credit: Satish Patil, Shivaji University Kolhapur;

Title: 1D Nanorods; Subject: Metal oxide synthesized by wet chemical route; Credit: Satyajeet Patil, Shivaji University, Kolhapur; Method/Instrument: JEOL SEM

Title: Nano US Flag; Subject: Atomic scale Mo6Te6 nanowires transformed from its parent MoTe2 2D layers. Each Mo6Te6 nanowire, 0.8 nanometers in diameter, consists of six molybdenum (Mo) atoms surrounded by six tellurium (Te) atoms.; Credit: Prof. Moon Kim, Qingxiao Wang, and Aaron Klick, UT Dallas; Method/Instrument: ARM200F

Title: Wrinklons in CVD Graphene; Subject: ; Wrinklons in a single-layer graphene film on copper growth substrate, which form from due to the solidification of the underlying liquid phase on the copper surface during graphene growth by chemical vapor deposition (CVD).Credit: Scott Heise, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center; Method/Instrument: JSM-7001FLV - SEI

Title: Take a Bow; Subject: 200nm Platinum nanocrystals grown vertically during electroless deposition. The growth pattern is due to rapid nucleation.; Credit: Cian McKeown, Univeristy of Limerick; Method/Instrument: JCM-5700 SEM

Title: Dislocation structure; Subject: Observation of the dislocation structure in DP steel, forced into the ferrite as a result of the austenite-martensite phase transformation; Credit: Andreas Kupke, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University; Method/Instrument: JSM 7800F SEM - GB mode

Title: Queen's Precious Micronecklace; Subject: Nanomaterials; Credit: Satyajeet Patil, Sumit Korade, Tejasvinee Bhat, Aviraj Teli and Prof. Pramod Patil, Thin Film Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India; Method/Instrument:

Title: Duster; Subject: Mosquito face; Credit: Patricia Zurita, Petricore; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6510, Gold coated - imaged in SEI at x70

Title: Balls of wool; Subject: cristobalite spherules and clinoptilolite clusters; Credit: Patricia Zurita, Petricore; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-6510, Gold coated - imaged in SEI at x2000

Title: Microflowers; Subject: Cadmium chalcogenides synthesized by chemical deposition method.; Credit: Tejasvinee S. Bhat, Sumit D. Korade, Pramod S. Patil, Thin Film Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur; Method/Instrument: JSM-6360

Title: Donax; Subject: Donax shell drilled by a predatory naticid gastropod; Credit: Whitney Lapic, Mount Holyoke College; Method/Instrument: Neoscope JCM 5000

Title: Naticid; Subject: Donax shell drilled by a predatory naticid gastropod; Credit: Whitney Lapic, Mount Holyoke College; Method/Instrument: ESEM, no sputter coating, JCM-5000 NeoScope

Title: Chicken Head; Subject: Copper Nanoparticles; Credit: Ilham Wahdini, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology; Method/Instrument: JEM-2000FX TEM

Title: CuO nanofloret; Subject: CuO synthesis by Co-precipitation method; Credit: Sonali Ajay Beknalkar, Prof.P.S.Patil, Thin Film Materials Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharastra, India; Method/Instrument: JEOL SEM

Title: The NanoFormosa (Taiwan); Subject: Fe₃O₄ and Au; Credit: Chun-Ying Tsai, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan; Method/Instrument: JEM-2100F TEM

Title: Powellite (CaMoO4); Subject: Glass-ceramization, during nuclear waste vitrification; Credit: Deepak Patil, Washington State University, Pullman; Method/Instrument: JEOL JXA-8500F Field Emission Electron Microprobe / Back-scattered electron imaging

Title: Oxyapatite; Subject: Ceramics; Credit: Deepak Patil, Washington State University, Pullman; Method/Instrument: JEOL JXA-8500F Field Emission Electron Microprobe

Title: Nanoflowers; Subject: Biliverdin; Credit: Parinaz Fathi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Method/Instrument: JEOL 2100 Cryo-TEM

Title: Nanosquid; Subject: polyethyleneglycol (PEG); Credit: Parinaz Fathi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Method/Instrument: JEOL 2100 Cryo-TEM

Title: Supramolecular Forest; Subject: Benzenetricarboxamide polymerization; Credit: Michael VandenBerg, University of Notre Dame; Method/Instrument: Uranyl acetate negative stain, BF TEM

Title: crystalline labyrinth; Subject: Looking inside the petiole of water hyacinth (Eicchornia crassipes) at the beautiful partitioned airspace canals and their surrounding cellular connective tissue with protruding calcium oxalate styloids; Credit: Harry (Jack) Horner, Iowa State University; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5800 SEM at 15 kV

Title: Mini Moon; Subject: carbon sphere; Credit: Patricia Zurita, Petricore; Method/Instrument: JSM-6510

Title: hierarchical nanostructure; Subject: Ag/ZnO hierarchical nanostructure; Credit: Ulugbek Shaislamov, Jeju National University, Korea; Method/Instrument: JSM-6700F

Title: Hi there!; Subject: Ant head; Credit: Stefan Eberhard, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center / University of Georgia; Method/Instrument: JEOL-6010LV

Title: Nanofireball; Subject: ZnO nanorods grown on the CuO nanosphere; Credit: Ulugbek Shaislamov, Jeju National University, Korea; Method/Instrument: JEM-2100F

Title: Frozen Forest; Subject: Platinum nanocrystallites grown at a high deposition rate, leading to abnormal growth at the edges of the nanocrystal; Credit: Cian McKeown, Univeristy of Limerick; Method/Instrument: JCM 5700

Title: Hallowed Vacuole; Subject: Human fibroblast cells; Credit: Lita Duraine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Method/Instrument: JEOL 1400 Plus

Title: Crystal Dove; Subject: Pancreatic tissue with salt residue; Credit: Lita Duraine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Method/Instrument: 1400 Plus

Title: Micro Cotton Candy; Subject: ; Credit: Richa Agrawal, Florida International University; Method/Instrument: JEOL 6330

Title: COSMO chameleon; Subject: JEOL COSMO; Credit: Iryna Zelenina, MPI CPFS; Method/Instrument: JEM-ARM300F / Alignment of the microscope

Title: Axon Rose; Subject: Representation from genotype VPS11 from drosophila brain tissue. The image shows a mutant axon gone awry amongst other brain cells; Credit: Lita Duraine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Method/Instrument: JEOL 1400 Plus

Title: Diamond-rolled STM tip; Subject: A tungsten scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) needle that was run along a chemically-vapour deposited diamond surface for several hours, resulting in a rolled up tip with indents of the diamond grains; Credit: Tomas Martin, University of Bristol; Method/Instrument: JSM-5600LV

Title: Love Me, Love My Bouton; Subject: The image is a representation of a genetic deficiency construct made for drosophila neuromuscular junction tissue. The image shows a mutant bouton synapse; Credit: Lita Duraine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Method/Instrument: JEOL 1400 Plus

Title: Roar; Subject: Tardigrade AKA Water Bear in algae; Credit: Sheri Neva, EAG Los Angeles; Method/Instrument: JSM 6610LV

Title: Wildlife of MXenes; Subject: In the world of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) the Ti2N MXene particles resemble a nanoscale underwater world where a predator is trying to hunt an innocent clownfish; Credit: Armin VahidMohammadi and Majid Beidaghi, Auburn University; Method/Instrument: JSM -7000F

Title: Twins in magnesium; Subject: Atomic arrangement across a twin boundary in magnesium; Credit: Lawrence Whitmore, University of Salzburg; Method/Instrument: F200

Title: Color Crystals; Subject: ; Credit: Sergey and Alexander Simchenko, Department of radio electronics and precision instrumentation C.T.C city of Berdyansk; Method/Instrument: JSM-6490

Title: Pollen granulle; Subject: Pollen granulle; Credit: Orlando Hernández, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, ENES - Unidad Morelia; Method/Instrument: JSM-IT300

Title: Nano Island; Subject: Particle of a platinum catalyst on the surface of a semiconductor; Credit: Sergey and Alexander Simchenko, Department of radio electronics and precision instrumentation C.T.C city of Berdyansk; Method/Instrument: JSM-6490

Title: Diamonds in the rough; Subject: Bacillus thuringiensis crystals with spores; Credit: James Bragg, US Army Dugway Proving Ground; Method/Instrument: JSM-6300F

Title: dragon by the tail; Subject: Tarantula urticating hair in web; Credit: James Bragg, US Army Dugway Proving Ground; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010LA

Title: Ghost; Subject: Kidney biological sample; Credit: Linda Sims, Arkana Laboratories; Method/Instrument: JEOL JEM-1400Plus, 60kV, 2000x magnification, AMT bottom mount camera

Title: crystalline labyrinth; Subject: Looking inside the petiole of water hyacinth (Eicchornia crassipes) at the beautiful partitioned airspace canals and their surrounding cellular connective tissue with protruding calcium oxalate styloids; Credit: Harry (Jack) Horner, Iowa State University; Method/Instrument: JEOL 5800 SEM at 15 kV

Title: parasite; Subject: The helminth Heligmosomoides polygyrus, a nematode parasite of mice; Credit: Leandro Lemgruber, Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology - University of Glasgow; Method/Instrument: IT-100

Title: Dueling Microscopes; Subject: Human Kidney Glomerulus; Credit: Janet Schwarz, The University of Vermont Microscopy Imaging Center; Method/Instrument: JEM-1400 TEM

Title: Hippo-Clown; Subject: micrograph of an Alzheimer's disease-related gene expressed in mouse hippocampus region; Credit: Zhongyuan Zuo, Baylor College of Medicine; Method/Instrument: JEOL 1010

Title: Ruby Glade; Subject: GaAs nanocrystalline surface obtained by electrochemical etching; Credit: Sergey Simchenko, Department of radio electronics and precision instrumentation C.T.C city of Berdyansk; Method/Instrument: JSM-6490

Title: Pearls on hydrophobic leaf; Subject: Lignin; Credit: Sreedhar Naidu D, Amararaja Batteries Ltd; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010 PLUS/LV

Title: Spaghetti - straight until wet; Subject: Polyethylene Fibers; Credit: Sreedhar Naidu D, Amararaja Batteries Ltd; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010 PLUS/LV

Title: Gone With the Wind; Subject: Dandelion Seed; Credit: Guilherme Tonelli, Laboratório de Microscopia Eletrônica at University of Brasília, Brazil; Method/Instrument: JSM-7001F

Title: The soldier; Subject: Ant-jaw-based surgical clamps; Credit: Alessandra Guimarães, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Method/Instrument: SEM 6700

Title: A walking rabbit; Subject: Lithium metal oxide nanoparticles used as battery cathode placed on a lasey carbon grid; Credit: Cong Su, MIT; Method/Instrument: ARM200F

Title: Micro Mouse; Subject: Micro particles of amorphous SiO2 that represent the emblematic character of disney Micky Mouse ; Credit: Saúl García López, Research Laboratory and Advanced Electronic Microscopy, UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO (MÉXICO); Method/Instrument: JEM 2100

Title: 10%Co 5%Ru MCM-41; Subject: Cobalt based bimetallic nanocatalyst on MCM-41 support; Credit: Nafeezuddin Mohammad, North Carolina A&T State University; Method/Instrument:

Title: Kitty Paws; Subject: Lipid-based nanoparticle ; Credit: CHUAN-EN LU, Department of Science in Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University; Method/Instrument:

Title: Beast; Subject: TEM image of a thin Si sample; Credit: Moon Kim, UT Dallas; Method/Instrument: 2000FX

Title: Seeing the Light; Subject: Outer segment (tip) of a rod photoreceptor embraced by a retinal pigment epithelial cell (right) in the retina of a monkey eye. Original mag, x40,000; Credit: Patrick Nahirney, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria, Canada; Method/Instrument: JEM-1400

Title: tartarate; Subject: Wine crystals (tartarate) - crystal growth in Sepp Mosser wine TBA saemling, late harvest (2012); Credit: Bogdan Ranguelov Bogdan, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM 5300

Title: Surfing by Functionalized Nanotube; Subject: Discrete Nanotube for energy storages; Credit: Sreedhar Naidu Doraswamy, Amararaja Batteries Ltd; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010 PLUS/LV

Title: Valley of Nanowires - Forest; Subject: ; Credit: Sreedhar Naidu Doraswamy, Amararaja Batteries Ltd; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010 PLUS/LVTitle: Valley of Nanowires in the forest; Subject: Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes for energy storages; Credit: Sreedhar Naidu Doraswamy, Amararaja Batteries Ltd; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010 PLUS/LV

Title: WO3 Nanoflakes; Subject: Hydrothermal Synthesis of WO3 thin films for Electrochromism application; Credit: Satish Patil, Shivaji University; Method/Instrument: JEOL SEM

Title: MXene White Walker; Subject: Partially etched 2D titanium nitride (Ti2N) MXene particles produced by selective etching of Al atoms from the Ti2AlN material. The particle resembles White Walker characters in the Game of Thrones TV show series.; Credit: Armin VahidMohammadi, Auburn University; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM-7000F

Title: Lava; Subject: Expanded graphite for energy storage; Credit: Naidu D Sreedhar, Amararaja Batteries Ltd; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010 PLUS/LV

Title: Nano Batman; Subject: Graphite for energy storage; Credit: Naidu D Sreedhar, Amararaja Batteries Ltd ; Method/Instrument: JSM-6010 PLUS/LV

Title: The Aftermath; Subject: The cell surface post human cytomegalovirus infection; Credit: Jie Ying Jacklyn Neo, National University of Singapore; Method/Instrument: JEOL JSM- 6701F FEG SEM