http://www.nikonsmallworld.com en-us <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1998/id/299"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1998/fourbythree/11th1998large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>11th Place, 1998</strong> - Thiourea, dextrose and potassium carbonate crystal formation</p> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1998/id/299 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1989/id/474"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1989/fourbythree/6th1989large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>6th Place, 1989</strong> - Oxidation of metallic thin film</p> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1989/id/474 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1979/id/690"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1979/fourbythree/20th1979large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>20th Place, 1979</strong> - Thread unwinding from thread cell isolated from the slime gland of a hagfish</p> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1979/id/690 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1990/id/462"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1990/fourbythree/14th1990large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>14th Place, 1990</strong> - Recrystallized naphthalene</p> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1990/id/462 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1986/id/532"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1986/fourbythree/4th1986large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>4th Place, 1986</strong> - Dried Eosin Y / Thanol solution</p> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1986/id/532 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2003/id/71"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery2003/fourbythree/3312_VISUALTX-april.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>6th Place, 2003</strong> - Homopolymer blend dewetting on patterned surfaces</p> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2003/id/71 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2005/id/165"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery2005/fourbythree/4630_diatoms_ireland.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>Image of Distinction, 2005</strong> - Diatoms</p> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2005/id/165 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2002/id/206"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery2002/fourbythree/honorablelarge12.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>Honorable Mention, 2002</strong> - Mouse epididymis</p> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2002/id/206 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1980/id/656"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1980/fourbythree/7th1980large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>7th Place, 1980</strong> - Refined sugar crystals</p> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1980/id/656 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1994/id/382"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1994/fourbythree/14th1994large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>14th Place, 1994</strong> - Culture of developing mouse neural tube</p> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1994/id/382 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1983/id/606"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1983/fourbythree/17th1983large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>17th Place, 1983</strong> - Amber polished to view dendritic air bubbles trapped between sequential flowlayers</p> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1983/id/606 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1979/id/678"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1979/fourbythree/8th1979large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>8th Place, 1979</strong> - Micro mount hydrous calcium sulfate</p> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1979/id/678 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2006/id/753"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery2006/fourbythree/honorablelarge03.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>Honorable Mention, 2006</strong> - Pollen on plant stigma</p> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2006/id/753 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1986/id/543"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1986/fourbythree/15th1986large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>15th Place, 1986</strong> - Fresnel zone plates: defraction gradient on silica</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1986/id/543 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1977/id/714"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1977/fourbythree/4th1977large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>4th Place, 1977</strong> - Villus in section of small intestine</p> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1977/id/714 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2005/id/22"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery2005/fourbythree/5000_ImageFile1MH_Br.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>Honorable Mention, 2005</strong> - <em>Tetrahymena thermophila</em> (protozoa) cells</p> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2005/id/22 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1977/id/722"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1977/fourbythree/12th1977large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>12th Place, 1977</strong> - Recrystallized fluorescein</p> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1977/id/722 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1990/id/450"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1990/fourbythree/2nd1990large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>2nd Place, 1990</strong> - Pits on a mono crystalline silicon surface</p> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1990/id/450 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1993/id/393"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1993/fourbythree/5th1993large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>5th Place, 1993</strong> - Section of blue-green algae fossil</p> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1993/id/393 <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1999/id/273"><img src="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/images/gallery1999/fourbythree/5th1999large.jpg" /></a><br /><p><strong>5th Place, 1999</strong> - Cross section of Liana stem (climbing tropical plant)</p> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/1999/id/273