Images of the Nanoworld
These images reveal structures and phenomena invisible to the naked eye. Learn what each photograph shows, how it was obtained and why it matters scientifically.
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Image description: This image, which you discover in the calendar for September and October, shows allophane nanoparticles, nanometer-sized mineral components of soil (3 to 7 nanometers) that can retain water and nutrients and help improve soil fertility. Their arrangement recalls the halo of light that splits when passing through a prism, evoking one of Pink […]
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Image description: Its edible appearance hides its true scientific nature: the image shows niobium pentoxide (Nb₂O₅) nanoparticles, synthesized in the laboratory and observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a technique for visualizing materials at the nanometric scale. Under these conditions, the nanoparticles show a spherical, clustered morphology reminiscent of red caviar, which gives the work […]
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Image description: This image, which you discovered in the calendar for March and April, shows lipid nanoparticles, spherical nanoscale structures used to carry active compounds such as resveratrol and enable their controlled release. It was obtained by transmission electron microscopy, a technique that makes it possible to observe materials invisible to the human eye. Their […]
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Image description: At first glance, a bird takes flight towards the sunset, but it is actually a star-shaped gold nanoparticle. This shape, which in the image evokes a bird in flight, is of interest in biomedical research. These nanoparticles are being studied as potential drug carriers, designed to cross complex biological barriers such as the […]
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