6) Lily Flower Bud
Light micrograph of a stained slice of a lily flower bud showing the male and female reproductive organs. In the middle is the pistil, the female part of the flower, which contains six egg cells (ovules) housed in an ovary. This is surrounded by six male anthers (the white material) each containing four pollen sacs (the red circles), which are filled with pollen grains.
7) Miniature Marine Organism
This is a type of Foraminifera dragged from the South China Sea. Eventually, once it’s died, it will become part of the chalk or limestone in the seabed.
8) Nit On Human Hair
The width of this image is just 1.5 mm. Looks like someone is going to need to get that stinky shampoo and a really tight comb. Gutted.
9) Plant Reproductive Part
Scanning electron micrograph of part of a thale cress flower, showing the male and female reproductive organs. The female part of the flower, the pistil (the blue feathery structure on an olive-green stalk), is at the centre of the image and contains egg cells housed in an ovary.
10) Solar Panel
This marvel is a scanning electron micrograph of a crystal of copper indium gallium diselenide, or if you’re feeling jazzy: Cu(In,Ga)Se2
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