Mind-Blowing Electron Microscopy

[littlemissmartypants]

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5752696/slideshow/299468#slide-0

Enjoy.

~ Lmsp

[PoliticAverse]

1. Just don't read the article, you'll be sorry you did... n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Bwahahaha! eom

[NYC_SKP]

4. This one looks like a Super Hero!

Bed Bug Man!!!

[Judi Lynn]

3. Run! Run away! n/t

[DetlefK]

5. Please note the exploded eyes.

Looking at biological samples with SEM is tricky:
- It has to be done in vacuum, which will cause water to evaporate and some structures will explode, deflate or deform.
- The electron-beam induces chemical reactions like polymerization. Small biological features wiggle around while they are more and more deformed.
- Organic structures have low electrical conductivity and are prone to getting electrically charged. This causes imaging problems, e.g. making images fuzzy over time.

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Interesting. Thanks. nt