Archive for the ‘Microscopy’ Category

SEM images of facial development in the mouse embryo

Very interesting images showing side and frontal view of craniofacial development in the mouse. Image Credits Y Chai. Craniofacial is best described by malformation of  facial structures in developing fetus. Chai and other collobarators at FaceBase Consortium are trying to understand [...]


Stunning images from Wellcome Image Awards

Yesterday Wellcome Trust announced the winners of the tenth Wellcome Image Awards, featuring 19 stunning images. These images are simply incredible, many of them are technically very difficult to achieve and require specific coloring skills. I have just selected a [...]


Top NZ entry for Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition 2009

Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. Confocal fluorescence image taken by Dr. Lloyd Donaldson from Scion, Next Generation Biomaterials Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park [...]


Get your sample scanned for free under electron microscope

A small endorsement which I think will be useful for the readers of this blog. ASPEX, a leading producer of Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) and Microanalysis software is offering free SEM scan of any sample. Anyone can send in their [...]