Not too long ago, there was a Microscopic Photography Comepetion like thing and the results of the shots were amazingly beautiful... These truly awe-inspiring microscopic pictures of nature are so small that they are invisible to the human eye. This is what happens when art and science collide... enjoy :)
patterns on a thinning soap film
Picture: Dr. Tsutomu Seimiya, Tokyo Metropolitan University, photo courtesy of Nikon Small World
The sublime symmetry of a snowflake is revealed
Picture: Laurence Acland, Laurence Acland Photography, photo courtesy of Nikon Small World
Picture: Laurence Acland, Laurence Acland Photography, photo courtesy of Nikon Small World
I bet some of you are wondering how on earth do they do this well they use a technique known as photomicrography, where microscopes are linked to digital cameras, photographers are able to capture the beauty of the very small, like the wing scales of a moth 
Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley) (1300x)Picture: Albert Tousson, University of Alabama at Birmingham, photo courtesy of Nikon Small World
Cytoskeleton in growth factor stimulated human keratinocytes (100X) i bet biology students know what a cyctoskleton is for and what it is... :)
A chicken embryo... it looks like an alien wei ...Picture: Tomas Pais de Azevedo, Faculdade Ciencias Universidade de Lisboa, photo courtesy of Nikon Small World
This is a Crystallised mixture of resorcinol, methylene blue, and sulphur (13x) Picture: John Hart, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado, photo courtesy of Nikon Small World
Cluster of neurons differentiated from embryonic stem cells (40X)Confocal Picture: Dr. Sharona Even-Ram, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, photo courtesy of Nikon Small WorldIts cool right? which ones your favourite ? tell me alright just leave a message on my cbox... thanks
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