Let's post some pics of stuff that looks cool under strong microscopes.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/9a/a3/52/9aa3529e9527430f215e97fa191d81db.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7c/e3/63/7ce36306c4331c448976dc41858b8c26.jpg
And of course the great classic
http://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/under-microscope-scary-bug.jpg
I thought they locked the dick pics thread
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/230165/b0196015-973b-4561-be18-db23a4f6c9de/RyGpIQZ.jpg
Electron microscopy is rad as fuck, here are some Lambda Bacteriophages.
I always found this to be incredibly interesting
https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/gfx/news/hires/2013/2-firsteverhig.jpg
Actual pictures of molecules.
Insane
How the fuck???
im doing single molecule tracking research at my uni. I'll try to take some high res pics using the microscope and put some here
is this computer generated though?
Those are atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of molecules on a silver surface. More specifically, those images were captured using non-contact AFM (nc-AFM). AFM involves placing a very fine tip on the end of a cantilever, running that tip across the surface of a sample, and measuring the deflection of the tip in response to surface features. In nc-AFM, the tip doesn't come into contact with the sample, but instead hovers just over it. Intermolecular forces still affect it however, and by measuring how those forces change as you run the tip across the sample, it's possible to construct an image of the surface. By very fine I mean very fine indeed: the radius of the tip is typically measured in nanometers. In this particular case the tip consists of a single carbon monoxide molecule stuck on the apex of a cone of gold atoms.
The molecules here were imaged before and after undergoing a thermally-induced radical cyclization. With that particular starting material, several different reactions can occur, giving rise to a mix of products which are difficult to characterise using traditional techniques. By looking at individual molecules, it's possible to more accurately characterise the products and from there work out the reaction mechanisms. Another really neat part is how you can differentiate bond order (to some extent) based on the contrast: the triple bonds in the starting material are brighter than the single bonds next to it. It's more a proof-of-concept than anything else, and I think it's limited to molecules that are relatively flat, but it's still pretty cool.
The source for those images is this paper, but using nc-AFM to image a single molecule was first achieved in 2009.
When I see posts like this, it always makes me feel very stupid indeed. Not because I don't understand what you're saying, but because I don't think I could ever write something like that.
By the way, OP, is it possible to write in the OP what those images are of, as I think it'd help to have some context. The last one looks like a waterbear, but I know it isn't, however the others I'm completely clueless on.
If you all are interested in the micro world, I really recommend buying a microscope. You can get a really solid one for around ~$200, and probably get a better deal if you search around or find one used. I got one last year and it is a lot of fun! You can use them for a lot of things, but I usually keep a pond sample which is full of micro critters.
I saw this and immediately thought of you guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knb8LzGmh6E
I just got a dark field adapter!
Bacteria growing from the moisture in my breath (I think):
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/113127/64e44afd-a83d-415a-8dd2-e09a42adaf1c/DSCF4525.jpg
Dried bubbles from a latte:
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/113127/ebce1899-ba95-4de1-bed6-41c051af93c3/DSCF4519.jpg
Wet bubbles, latte:
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/113127/ff3989d7-1649-4da7-a5c2-52cc50ef9c91/DSCF4487.jpg
Spacey pic:
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/113127/2a694219-856c-4ba9-8b97-448818b76501/DSCF4463-2.jpg
I really like making these space-like pictures, it's quite fun.
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