Beauty of science: dendrites forming in a molten alloy
This radiograph was collected at beamline BM05 during the in situ solidification of a nickel-based superalloy (CMSX4) in a high temperature furnace.
View ArticleBeauty of science: traces of iron in an arabidopsis leaf
The images show the leaf surface of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. They were acquired at beamline ID21 using X-ray fluorescence imaging while under cryo-conditions (340 µm x 420 µm, lateral...
View ArticleBeauty of science: crystal diffraction quality
The image is a diffraction quality map of a crystal of bovine mitochondrial F1-ATPase as probed by a microfocused X-ray beam.
View ArticleBeauty of science: solar cell surface
The image shows the surface of a silicon solar cell viewed under an optical microscope.
View ArticleBeauty of science: silver nanoparticles for burn treatment
Silver atoms show up as red in this X-ray fluorescence image of a region within the skin tissues below a burn treated with a silver nanoparticle dressing. Silver has accumulated in the tissue...
View ArticleBeauty of science: phosphorus uptake by a broad bean root nodule
The image shows the elemental distribution of chlorine, sulphur and phosphorus in a thin section of root nodule from the broad bean plant, Vicia faba. Root nodules are organs that developed on the...
View ArticleBeauty of science: inside a turtle egg
The picture originates from an in ovo developmental survey of several species of turtles and crocodiles in collaboration with the crocodile farm in Pierrelatte, France. The initial X-ray imaging study...
View ArticleBeauty of science: nanomechanics of a gold nanowire
The picture shows a coherent Bragg diffraction image of a self-suspended Au nanowire forming a nanobridge that crosses Si microtrenches. The symmetry of the diffraction image shows that the wire is of...
View ArticleBeauty of science: microstructure of blue decor of Qinghua porcelain
The image shows a trichromatic map (Co, Mn and Ca) of fragments of Qinghua porcelain from the Ming dynasty (1279-1368 AD). Quinghua porcelain presents characteristic blue decoration, made from a cobalt...
View ArticleNanoparticle uptake in worms
This image shows a 3D rendering of the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, which was exposed to cobalt nanoparticles in soil and then fixed in a quartz capillary. C. elegans is a model organism for...
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