With the snap of a camera shutter — and a handy microscope — what was once small can become grand. Tap on the images below to enlarge A closeup peek at mouse brain tumor cells has won first place in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Sean Anthony Eddy via Getty Images A microscope’s job is to magnify the minuscule world ...

The 50th rendition of the annual competition showcases butterfly wings on the tips of needles and cells from mouse brains. Reading time 2 minutes Nikon’s Small World photography competition just ...

A vivid, extreme closeup of a rodent optic nerve head took home top honors at this year’s Nikon Small World photo competition, which recognizes excellence in photography under the microscope. The ...

Some seem scary or odd, others simply stunning. But they always surprise for their beauty and artistry, and this year the winners of the 50th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography contest are no ...

Nikon just announced the winners of the 2024 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, where scientific microscope images become art. This year’s top prize went to Bruno Cisterna, who (assisted ...

A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

The microscope combines a big telecentric photolithography lens with a large tube lens to create sharp, detailed images of large and curved samples. These lenses project the image onto a flat array of ...