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National Science Week nanophotography contest

Focusing in on the microscopic world of nanophotography – in pictures, 10 August 2024

In 2024 alone, we’ve seen more than 80 notable solar flares. This isn’t one of them. It’s an aggressive bacterial biofilm. Photograph: Syed Aoun Ali.

Each year during National Science Week, the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology runs a contest showcasing creativity in research for images using microscopes and other scientific tools that cannot be seen with the human eye. With the winner set to be revealed at the end of August, here are the finalists.

Don’t let this moody structure fool you. Gold film is known to display a range of exotic physicochemical properties when viewed under a scanning electron microscope. Photograph: Asep Nugraha.
Summer vibes! Here researchers have captured dendrite generated on a zinc surface, and added their own seaside-themed flourish. Photograph: Yutong Zhu.
If you’re thinking ‘Hey that looks like microcomputed tomography of an Asian gecko inside a 7mm egg’, well … you’d be spot on. Photograph: Ekaterina Strounina.
Nanoleaves, due to their unique properties such as high surface area and structural benefits, can significantly enhance the performance of electrode materials in fuel cells and zinc-air batteries.  Photograph: Ruijing (Sophie) Xin.

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