2016 Photomicrography Competition

Air bubbles in evaporating tequila

James E. Hayden

Affiliation
The Wistar Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Technique
Differential Interference Contrast
Magnification
40x

Algae (Micrasterias thomasiana)

Anne Gleich

Location
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Technique
Differential Interference Contrast
Magnification
400x

Rubber (polydimethylsiloxane) coated with a thin glass film (silicon oxide) at a high temperature. As it cools, the contraction of the rubber causes the glass to buckle.

James Hedrick

Affiliation
Northwestern University
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Technique
Brightfield
Magnification
20x