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Specialist Imaging Collection: Water drop impact, high speed photograph

Water drop impact, high speed photograph
Water drop impact. High-speed photograph of a water drop impacting on a pool of water, showing secondary drop formation. After the water drop impacts to form a crater

Specialist Imaging Collection: Caffeine crystals, light micrograph

Caffeine crystals, light micrograph
Caffeine crystals. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of caffeine (1, 3, 7-trimethylxanthine). Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system increasing alertness and deferring fatigue

Specialist Imaging Collection: Ichneumon wasps, high-speed photograph

Ichneumon wasps, high-speed photograph
Ichneumon wasps, composite high-speed photograph

Specialist Imaging Collection: Cat tongue surface, SEM

Cat tongue surface, SEM
Cats tongue. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a cats (family Felidae) tongue. The tongue is covered in many backward facing papillae (projections)

Specialist Imaging Collection: Lobster, X-ray

Lobster, X-ray
Lobster. Coloured X-ray of a common lobster (Homarus gammarus). This is a marine scavenger that inhabits the cool waters of the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is valued for its flesh

Specialist Imaging Collection: DNA molecule

DNA molecule. 3D-computer artwork of a space filling molecular model of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Specialist Imaging Collection: Lavender pollen grain, SEM

Lavender pollen grain, SEM
Lavender pollen grain. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pollen grain (yellow) amongst the petal (papilla) cells (purple) of a French lavender (Lavandula dentata) flower

Ant, SEM
Ant. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an ant (family Formicidae). One of its compound eyes (red) is seen, as well as two long antennae that are mounted on the head between the eyes

Specialist Imaging Collection: Purkinje nerve cells in the cerebellum

Purkinje nerve cells in the cerebellum
Purkinje cells in the cerebellum. Fluorescent light micrograph of Purkinje cells (green) in the cerebellum of the brain. Purkinje nerve cells have a flask-like body from which numerous highly

Specialist Imaging Collection: Normal skull, X-ray

Normal skull, X-ray
Normal skull, coloured frontal 3D computed tomography (CT) scan

Specialist Imaging Collection: X and Y chromosomes

X and Y chromosomes, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Humans have 46 chromosomes in total: 23 inherited from the mother and 23 from the father

Specialist Imaging Collection: Copper and magnesium sulphate, LM

Copper and magnesium sulphate, LM
Copper and magnesium sulphate crystals. Polarised light micrograph (LM) of copper sulphate (CuSO4) and magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) crystals

Specialist Imaging Collection: Culex mosquito, SEM

Culex mosquito, SEM
Culex mosquito. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Culex sp. mosquito. The mosquitos head is dominated by its large compound eyes (brown spheres)

Specialist Imaging Collection: Fractal, artwork

Fractal, artwork
Fractal, computer artwork

Specialist Imaging Collection: Dahlia flower pollen, SEM

Dahlia flower pollen, SEM
Dahlia flower pollen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pollen grain (orange) from a Dahlia cultorum flower. A pollen grain contains a male sex cell from a flowering plant

Specialist Imaging Collection: Passion flower pollen, SEM

Passion flower pollen, SEM
Passion flower pollen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a passion flower (Passiflora caerulea) pollen grain. Pollen grains are the male gametes (sex cells) of a plant

Barn owl. Composite image of high-speed photographs of a European barn owl (Tyto alba) swooping from the air to capture its prey (not seen)

Specialist Imaging Collection: Human skull, X-ray

Human skull, X-ray
Human skull. Coloured X-ray of a sagittal section through a human skull. The skull has been sliced in half down the centre, revealing details of the internal structures

$Osteoporotic bone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fractured bone tissue from a patient suffering from osteoporosis (brittle bone disease)$

Osteoporotic bone, SEM
Osteoporotic bone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fractured bone tissue from a patient suffering from osteoporosis (brittle bone disease)

Specialist Imaging Collection: Moth proboscis, SEM

Moth proboscis, SEM
Moth proboscis. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the coiled proboscis of a moth (order Lepidoptera). The proboscis is an elongated part of the mouth

Specialist Imaging Collection: Teapot and hot drink, thermogram

Teapot and hot drink, thermogram
Teapot and hot drink. Thermogram of a teapot containing a hot beverage, next to a hot drink. Thermography records surface temperatures by detecting the long-wavelength radiation emitted by an object

Specialist Imaging Collection: Cortisol crystals, light micrograph

Cortisol crystals, light micrograph
Cortisol crystals, polarised light micrograph. Cortisol is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys

Specialist Imaging Collection: Nerve cell, SEM

Nerve cell, SEM
Nerve cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a nerve cell (neuron). Neurons are responsible for passing information around the central nervous system (CNS)

Specialist Imaging Collection: Compact bone, light micrograph

Compact bone, light micrograph
Compact bone. Polarised light micrograph of a transverse section through compact bone tissue, showing Haversian canals (circular regions)

Specialist Imaging Collection: Diatom, SEM

Diatom, SEM
Diatom. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Triceratium morlandii diatom. Diatoms are single-celled photosynthetic algae, of which there are about 100, 000 species

Specialist Imaging Collection: Copper sulphate crystals, LM

Copper sulphate crystals, LM
Copper sulphate crystals. Polarised light micrograph (LM) of copper sulphate (CuSO4) crystals

Specialist Imaging Collection: Lead ion collisions

Lead ion collisions. Particle tracks from the first lead ion collisions seen by the ALICE (a large ion collider experiment) detector at CERN (the European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva

Specialist Imaging Collection: Cerebral cortex nerve cells

Cerebral cortex nerve cells. Confocal light micrograph of neurons (nerve cells, red) and glial cells (support cells, gold) from the cerebral cortex

Specialist Imaging Collection: Woven fabric, SEM

Woven fabric, SEM
Woven fabric fibres. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of synthetic fibres woven to form clothes. Nylon and polyester are common synthetic clothing materials

Specialist Imaging Collection: Acrosphaera radiolarian, SEM

Acrosphaera radiolarian, SEM
Acrosphaera radiolarian. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the shell of a Acrosphaera sp. radiolarian. Radiolaria are single-celled protozoans that are found in marine plankton

Specialist Imaging Collection: Foot of a chameleon

Foot of a chameleon. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the foot of a chameleon. Chameleons are the only lizards with zygodactyle feet, or with toes in a pincer arrangement

Specialist Imaging Collection: Dust mite

Dust mite. Coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of a dust mite Dermatophagoides sp. in a sample of household dust. It is crawling among hair, fibres and other dust debris

Specialist Imaging Collection: Sheep tick, SEM

Sheep tick, SEM
Sheep tick. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus). The ticks mouthparts are between its two front legs

Specialist Imaging Collection: Head of a young newt, SEM

Head of a young newt, SEM
Head of a young newt. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a juvenile (immature) newt. Although this newt is in the last stages of development

Specialist Imaging Collection: Neck vertebrae extended, X-ray

Neck vertebrae extended, X-ray
Bending of the neck. Coloured X-ray of a side view of the neck of a man showing extension of healthy cervical vertebrae (bones)

Specialist Imaging Collection: Spring train, X-ray

Spring train, X-ray
Spring train. X-ray showing the mechanism inside a toy train

Specialist Imaging Collection: Snowman toy, simulated X-ray

Snowman toy, simulated X-ray
Snowman toy. Simulated X-ray of a novelty snowman toy. The mechanism of cogs and electronics inside the toy causes it to play music and move

Specialist Imaging Collection: Ammonite fossil, SEM

Ammonite fossil, SEM
Ammonite fossil, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Ammonites were invertebrates and lived in the sea. They were molluscs that formed a spiral shell to protect their soft body

Specialist Imaging Collection: Snake head, SEM

Snake head, SEM
Snake (suborder Serpentes) head, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The snakes forked tongue (right) is used to detect prey by picking up scent particles from the air

Specialist Imaging Collection: Glial stem cell culture, light micrograph

Glial stem cell culture, light micrograph
Glial stem cell culture. Fluorescent light micrograph of glial stem cells producing the protein NG2 (red) as they mature. These stem cells can differentiate into several types of glial cells

Specialist Imaging Collection: Geranium anther, SEM

Geranium anther, SEM
Geranium anther. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen (pink) on the anther of a geranium flower (Geranium sp.)

Diatom, SEM
Diatom. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Stephanopyxis sp. diatom. Diatoms are single-celled photosynthetic algae, of which there are about 100, 000 species

Specialist Imaging Collection: Nanorobots, artwork

Nanorobots, artwork
Nanorobots, computer artwork. Nanotechnology is an area of science concerned with producing mechanical entities on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre)

Specialist Imaging Collection: Person with a camera, X-ray

Person with a camera, X-ray
Person with a camera. Coloured, frontal X-ray of a person holding a camera (blue, left). The persons skull (centre) and neck bones (vertebrae, lower centre) can be seen

Specialist Imaging Collection: Salt grain and peppercorn, SEM

Salt grain and peppercorn, SEM
Salt and peppercorn. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a salt grain (blue) and a peppercorn (brown). Salt (sodium chloride) is a crystalline compound

Fractal, artwork
Fractal, computer artwork

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