Zinc-oxide nano-garden

This zinc-oxide nano-garden was grown by electrochemical anodization of zinc for potential application in solar energy harvesting. The image was taken using a fieldemission scanning electron microscope. The colors and artistic effects were added using Adobe Photoshop.

Basamat Shaheen, The American University in Cairo, Egypt

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Ballerina

False-colored scanning electron microscope image of silver nano-wires spray-coated onto a silicon substrate. The silver nanowires were synthesized through a polyol process. Image obtained from the cleaved surface of a silicon substrate.

Sahin Coskun Middle East Technical University, Turkey

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