Jan 18, 2011

Mucho Magnification

With the scanning electron microscope you can magnify household items a million times greater than their actual size. It provides beautifully detailed 3D photographs and is the most expensive microscopes in the world.

Sugar crystals: a refined sugar crystal and a raw sugar crystal



A cotton bud with earwax on the end of it




Used dental floss


A mascara brush


Every tiny contour of salt and ground pepper corns are revealed in this image.


A torn postage stamp


A computer hard drive


The writing point of 'superwound' guitar string


A hooks and loops fastener


The tip of an unburnt match


Toothbrush bristles


A graphite pencil core


A piece of toilet paper


The lighting mechanism of a disposable cigarette lighter


A rotary blade on an electric razor with minuscule hairs near the blades


A needle and thread