1981 Photomicrography Competition

Ascorbic Acid - slow melt

Per H. Kjeldsen

Affiliation
University of Michigan
School of Dentistry
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
40x

Eosin stained sea urchin sperm. Head and mid-piece appear orange; tail propels the sperm

George Watchmaker

Affiliation
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, California, USA
Technique
Phase Contrast
Magnification
500x

Large crystal of hydroquinone grown from a single nucleus during drying of a solution

Jean-Claude Wittmann

Affiliation
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Strasbourg, France
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
65x