Scanning Collection (page 8)

Scanning genetic microarray C019 / 0285
Scanning genetic microarray. Analyst using a scanner to read the barcode of a gene chip or microarray. Samples of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) have been added to the microarray

Scanning genetic microarray C019 / 0286
Scanning genetic microarray. Analyst using a scanner to read the barcode of a gene chip or microarray. Samples of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) have been added to the microarray

Medical imaging in lung disease research. Radiologist preparing a gamma camera and computed tomography (CT) scanner to produce 3D images of a patients lungs

Fingerprint scan, conceptual image C013 / 5597
Fingerprint scan, conceptual image

Barcode scanning, conceptual artwork C013 / 5585
Barcode scanning, conceptual artwork

Barcode scanning, conceptual artwork C013 / 5584
Barcode scanning, conceptual artwork

Small bore MRI scanner
Small bore Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner, an instrument in which small subjects are scanned

Calcium carbonate, SEM C017 / 8495
False-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of microscopic crystals of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate has many polymorphs (different shaped) crystal forms

Calcium carbonate, SEM C017 / 8497
False-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of microscopic crystals of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate has many polymorphs (different shaped) crystal forms

Skin surface, SEM C017 / 8494
Skin surface. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of vapour entrapments/sweat globules on the surface of human skin

Skin surface, SEM C017 / 8493
Skin surface. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of vapour entrapments/sweat globules on the surface of human skin

Calcium carbonate, SEM C017 / 8491
False-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of microscopic crystals of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate has many polymorphs (different shaped) crystal forms

QR code after being scanned C013 / 9472
QR code (on bottle) after being scanned by a mobile phone. A QR code, designed to be scanned by devices such as mobile phones

QR code being scanned C013 / 9473
QR code (lower right) being scanned by a tablet computer. A QR code, designed to be scanned by devices such as mobile phones or mobile-enabled computers

QR code being scanned C013 / 9471
QR code (on bottle) being scanned by a mobile phone. A QR code, designed to be scanned by devices such as mobile phones, is a matrix barcode that consists of black modules arranged in a square

Storm chasing, USA
Storm chasing. Close-up of the undercarriage of a Doppler on Wheels (DOW) portable weather radar truck, during a severe storm

Storm chasing, South Dakota, USA
Storm chasing. Doppler on Wheels (DOW) portable weather radar truck scanning a severe thunderstorm. This truck is one of more than 100 research vehicles that participated in VORTEX 2

Storm chasing, Nebraska, USA
Storm chasing. Doppler on Wheels (DOW) portable weather radar truck scanning a severe thunderstorm. This truck is one of more than 100 research vehicles that participated in VORTEX 2

Dinosaur eggshell
Scanning electron microscope image on display in the Darwin Centre

Ventral surface of a mite from the prostigmatic species
Scanning electron microscope image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Diplopoda sp. plate millipede
Scanning electron microscope image of a lateral view of the head of a plate millipede. Image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Trypanosomes
Scanning electron microscope image showing a trypanosoma blood smear. They have proved to be of great interest as they have evolved very differently to other better studied organisms

Atta cethalotes, leaf-cutter ant
Scanning electron microscope image of a leaf-cutter ant displayed in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Small fly, species unknown
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) of a fly head. Image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Woodlouse antenna
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of woodlouse antenna

Amphitetras, diatom
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing the diatom Amphitetras with its ornate silica shell (x5000 on a standard 9 cm wide print). Coloured artificially by computer

Leptoglossis ferreyraei
A pollen grain of Leptoglossis ferreyraei (polar view) from the family Solanaceae, the tomato family

Leptoglossis lomana
A pollen grain of the Leptoglossis lomana (polar view) from the family Solanacea, the tomato family

Gold in unspecified mineral
Scanning electron microscope image of an elemental map showing the distribution of gold (Au) in mineral samples

Goyazite
Scanning electron microscope image of the energy-dispersive X-ray spectrum of the mineral goyazite, obtained using Link AN10000 analysis system

Velcro
A trademarked name for a fastening tape made up of a strip of nylon with a surface of minute hooks, that fasten to another strip with a surface of uncut pile. A SEM image

Cells on glass
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of cells on glass (x 2K)

Copper in unspecified mineral
Scanning electron microscope image of an elemental map showing the distribution of copper (Cu) in mineral samples

Fractured pollen grain
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing a fractured pollen grain

Aphis fabae, black bean aphid
Scanning electron microscope image showing a frontal view of a black bean aphid on leaf (x100). Aphids or plant lice are small, plant-sucking insects

Coccolithus pelagicus
Coccosphere of Coccolithus pelagicus, a common cold water coccolithophore. Collected from the British Continental shelf, North West of Scotland. Specimen diameter 15m. False-coloured SEM image

Florisphaera profunda
A coccolithophore with highly modified, plate-like coccoliths. This is a very common deep dwelleing species, typically living at about 100-150m depth in the water column

Ophiaster formosus
A coccolithophore with long appendages formed of strings of highly modified coccoliths. Collected from the West Pacific. Specimen diameter 50m. False-coloured SEM image

Pontosphaera japonica. A coccolithophore with relatively large, flat, coccoliths. Collected from off Hawaii. Specimen diameter 22m. False-coloured SEM image

Fractured anther
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing a fractured anther, otherwise known as the sac, which contains the pollen in the male sex organs (stamens)

Asteraceae, daisy
Scanning electron microscope image of the fractured surface of an anther showing a developing pollen grain from a member of the daisy or Asteraceae family ( X 3000)

Taraxacum officinale, dandelion
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a dandelion (x 80)

A bryozoan colony
Scanning electron microscope image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Browallia speciosa, amethyst
A pollen grain of the Browallia speciosa (polar view) from the family Solanaceae, the tomato family

Pollen on bee
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of pollen on a bee. If the plant depends on animals for pollination, the pollen will be relatively large and sticky

Dermestes lardarius, larder beetle
Scanning electron microscope image of a larder beetle (x22). These beetles are important for the damage they do, mainly through feeding on animal matter. Coloured artificially by computer

Pinus sylvestris, scots pine
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing a pollen grain from a scots pine. Note the air bladders that help it to float through the air (x 1500 on a standard 9 cm wide print)

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