2014 Small World In Motion Competition

Sulfur crystals

Gerd Günther

Location
Düsseldorf, Germany
Technique
Brightfield, Polarized Light
Magnification
100x

Re-crystallization of sulfur crystals (elementary sulfur was melted between slide and coverglass).

Rotifer (microscopic water creature)

Ralph Grimm

Location
Jimboomba, Queensland, Australia
Technique
Differential Interference Contrast
Magnification
750x

Rotifer (philodina) probing detrital material.

Time-lapse of a 2 day old zebrafish embryo with green erythrocytes and red blood vessels

Dr. Elliott Hagedorn

Affiliation
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Technique
Confocal

Time-lapse of the tail region of a two day old double transgenic zebrafish embryo showing green erythrocytes and red blood vessels. Embryo was anesthetized with tricaine and mounted in low melting point agarose.