Developing Zebrafish Embryo Wins The 12th Annual Nikon Small World in Motion Competition
Posted on September 13, 2022
This year’s Nikon Small World in Motion winning video showcases the developmental processes and evolutionary changes in a zebrafish
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Nikon Announces Judging Panel for the 48th Annual Nikon Small World Competition
Posted on May 24, 2022
The judging panel will review thousands of microscopy submissions from across the globe to select this year’s winners.
Nikon Small World Announces the Winners of the 47th Annual Photo Competition, Image of an Oak Leaf Exterior Takes First Place
Posted on September 13, 2021
Nikon Instruments Inc. today unveiled the winners of the 47th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. This year’s first place prize was awarded to Jason Kirk for his striking image of a southern live oak leaf’s trichomes, stomata and vessels.
Scientific American Showcases 2021 Nikon Small World In Motion Winners
Posted on August 17, 2021
Now in its 11th year, Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition has made these phenomena, and more, visible—collected from microscopes around the world.
Look Inside A Termite’s Gut Wins The 11th Annual Nikon Small World in Motion Competition
Posted on August 16, 2021
Nikon Small World in Motion 2021 winning video shows the symbiotic relationship between termites and microscopic microfauna.
Nikon Announces Judging Panel for the 47th Annual Nikon Small World Competition
Posted on May 05, 2021
Five expert judges will evaluate entries from around the world to select this year’s winning microscopy images and movies.
A Virtual Glimpse Into Microscopic Life
Posted on February 19, 2021
On Friday, February 12, The Wistar Institute hosted a virtual Nikon Small World event highlighting the intersection between science and art through photomicrography featuring the authors of three winning images from the 2020 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition.
Tellus Science Museum "Ask the Expert"
Posted on February 15, 2021
On Wednesday, February 10, 2021, microscopist, geologist and former Nikon Small World winner, Julian Gray, conducted a Facebook Live presentation where he discussed his photomicrographs and imaging process (via Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville, Georgia).
Free Small World Virtual Event
Posted on February 11, 2021
On Friday, February 12th, the Wistar Institute is hosting free, live virtual event covering the role of microscopy in the pursuit of art and science and celebrating the winning images from this year's Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.
Small World in Motion Winners Featured on Business Insider
Posted on December 16, 2020
The Business Insider team sat down with several winners to get a better understanding of their entries that are not only eye-catching but groundbreaking in the scientific community.
Play "Guess the Tiny Object" on PopSci.com
Posted on October 27, 2020
Popular Science features 2020 Small World winning images in a "guess the image" game.
Scientific American Covers 2020 Small World Winners
Posted on October 22, 2020
A mix of scientists and hobbyists made Scientific American's top picks from the 2020 Nikon Small World contest.
2021 Nikon Small World Wall Calendar Now Available
Posted on October 21, 2020
The Nikon Small World 2021 Calendar is printed in full color on semi-gloss paper and spiral bound for mounting on the wall.
Small World Winners Featured On Mental Floss
Posted on October 15, 2020
The 2020 Winners are a stunning collection of things only visible under a microscope and familiar things that look completely different under a microscope.
2020 Winners Featured in National Geographic
Posted on October 14, 2020
Now in its 46th year, the competition generated thousands of entries worldwide in 2020, and a judging panel of scientists, photographers, and journalists chose 20 winners, announced today.
Livescience.com features 2020 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Winners
Posted on October 13, 2020
Glowing brains, fish embryos and a snail tongue taste success in microscopy photo contest.
Stunning Dorsal View of a Zebrafish Wins Forty-Sixth Annual Nikon Small World Photo Microscopy Competition
Posted on October 13, 2020
The colorful snapshot gives viewers an inside look at the zebrafish’s skeleton, lymphatic vessels.
Coalescing Micro-Droplets Win The 10th Annual Nikon Small World in Motion Competition
Posted on September 15, 2020
The video by Kazi Fazle Rabbi and Dr. Xiao Yan captures a phenomenon that often goes unnoticed but impacts many aspects of our lives: condensation and its impact on energy efficiency
Meet the 2020 Judging Panel
Posted on September 10, 2020
In this article, you’ll meet the members of the 2020 judging panel who lent their expertise and opinions (virtually, for the first time in the competition’s history) to evaluate and choose which of this year’s submissions would make it to the winner’s circle.
Nikon Instruments Announces Judging Panel For The 46th Nikon Small World Competition
Posted on May 21, 2020
The expert judges will evaluate thousands of microscopy entries from around the world to choose a select group of winners.
Message from the Nikon Small World Team
Posted on March 24, 2020
All of us here on the Nikon Small World team want to send best wishes for health and strength to our Small World community during this difficult time. We realize that a scientific imaging photo competition might be the last thing on all of our minds, but we hope, if for nothing else, that it can offer a brief diversion and maybe even acts as a source of inspiration to the artists and scientists who participate as well as to the many who enjoy viewing the images.
Remembering an Imaging Icon, Doug Murphy
Posted on January 22, 2020
Nikon Small World would like to acknowledge the passing of an icon in the world of scientific imaging, Dr. Douglas Murphy.
2020 Nikon Small World Wall Calendar Now Available
Posted on January 06, 2020
The Nikon Small World 2019 Calendar is printed in full color on semi-gloss paper and spiral bound for mounting on the wall.
