A beautiful photo contest in the microscopic world "Nikon Small World" 2008

The 2008 work of the contest "Nikon Small World" competing for beauty with pictures of the microscopic world that can be seen without a microscope was announced.

Despite being extremely small and invisible size, many pictures with great impact are to be seen.

Details are as below.
Nikon Small World - Photomicrography Competition

The winner was the diatom of various colorsPrelurosaPhoto of


Second placecarbon nanotube


The third place was taken by a cell biologistValley of the valley


7th place is antitumor agent mitomycin


Hummingbugsi at 10th place


Fifth place fossilizedRadiant wormPhoto of


Other works are from the following links.
Nikon Small World - Gallery