Cat Top Hair

A cat’s top hair in a scanning electron microscope.Magnification: 2500x

How thick is it? Look closely with strucTEM-Measure:

https://www.structem.eu/tools/measure/?lang=en&collection=hair&id=strucTEM-SEM-animal-hair-03-cat-164-0037

Interesting facts about cat hair:

Most cats are incredibly cuddly because they have so many soft hairs. But how Read more

Chive

Microscopically small chive pollen: length just about 0.035 mm

#SEM #scanningelectronmicroscopy #microscopy #pollen #chive #macro

Shell of a bird egg

The shell of a small bird egg at about 3000x magnification in a  scanning electron microscope – SEM.

The outer eggshell (left) and the shell membrane (outer eggshell membrane, right) are clearly visible. The basic substances of the Read more