2023 Small World in Motion Competition

Bioluminescent crustaceans. When threatened, they release a cloud of bluish glowing substance to fend off attackers.

Benedikt Pleyer

Location
Kirchberg, Bavaria, Germany
Technique
Darkfield
Magnification
1.5X - 2.5X (Objective Lens Magnifications)

Immune cell response to a scratch in the zebrafish epidermis

Dr. Eric Peterman

Affiliation
University of Washington
Department of Biology
Seattle, Washington, USA
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
25X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Cholesteryl acetate recrystallizing from a melt

Sebastian Sparenga

Affiliation
McCrone Research Institute
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
5X (Objective Lens Magnification)