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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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: 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: 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: 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;

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

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

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

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: 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: 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: 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: 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