1986 Photomicrography Competition

Live water mount of fan-shaped thallus of the green alga Ancdyomene stellata

Dr. Dennis D. Kunkel

Affiliation
University of Washington
Department of Neurological Surgery
Seattle, Washington, USA
Technique
Darkfield
Magnification
80x

Early stage of sintering of powdered bronze made for filter

Avinoam Tomar

Affiliation
Nuclear Research Centre
Beer-Sheva, Negev, Israel
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
20x

Fresnel zone plates: defraction gradient on silica

George Watchmaker

Affiliation
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, California, USA
Technique
Brightfield
Magnification
20x