2006 Photomicrography Competition

Ferroelectric liquid crystal domains nucleating from isotropic liquid of P10PIMB (known as bent-core liquid crystal material)

Dr. Michi Nakata

Affiliation
University of Colorado Boulder
Department of Physics
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Technique
Polarized light
Magnification
120x

Transverse section of floral bud of a Ranunculus acris (meadow buttercup)

Dr. Stephen S. Nagy

Affiliation
Montana Diatoms
Helena, Montana, USA
Technique
Brightfield, digitally reversed
Magnification
23.625x