显微镜下的小世界 It's a small world

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It's a small world: Fascinating images of life under the microscope


它看起来像一个微小的，蓝色，长着臭虫眼睛的外星人-通过半透明的皮肤可以看见它的微型脊柱。但是，这迷人的形象实际上是一个近距离拍摄到的鸡的胚胎。

It looks like a tiny, blue, bug-eyed alien - its miniature spine visible through translucent skin. But this fascinating image is actually a close-up of a chicken embryo and finalist in a 'small world' photography competition.

It is just one of 115 incredible images that use microscopes and digital imaging software to capture views of nature which are invisible to the naked eye.


Blue wonder: This extraordinary image of a chicken embryo was taken at Lisbon University, Portugal
葡萄牙里斯本大学拍摄到的鸡胚胎的照片




这不是一个火星上的地形图，它是近距离的抗癌药物丝裂霉素。
Other worldly: No, not a Martian landscape but a close-up of the anti-cancer drug Mitomycin

Moth wings that look like colourful bricks, soap that looks like a surreal Dali painting and a canyon landscape that is actually an anti-cancer drug are just some of the entries submitted from around the world.
They are all finalists in Nikon's Small World competition, which for 34 years has celebrated this technique known as photomicrography.
Images are taken through microscopes, which magnify an image by at least 20 times using ordinary light, ultraviolet, infrared, electrons or X-rays.

Materials are often dyed so that their structure can be seen more clearly.

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图片展示的是很薄的肥皂泡内的微小流动。
his surreal looking image shows the micro-flow pattern in a thinning soap film



金色奇迹:利用纤维光学，这个图像显示的是夕阳蛾翅膀表面
Golden wonder: Using fibre optics, this image shows the wing scales of a sunset moth



'Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope,' a spokesman said.
'For over 30 years, Nikon has rewarded the world's best photomicrographers who make critically important scientific contributions to life sciences, bio-research and materials science.'
The winners will be announced on October 15, although the public can vote for their favourite.


紫雾：这荧光图像显示出的是放大的红树林植物叶片
Purple haze: This fluorescent image shows a magnified mangrove fern leaf



霓虹灯之梦:拟南芥根的近距离照片。
Neon dream: Getting up close with the root of the Arabidopsis thaliana plant