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Texture of the twist-bend nematic

Texture of the twist-bend nematic (Ntb) phase taken with an applied electric field between crossed polarizers of a microscope. The width of image is ~400 microns.

—Volodymyr Borshch, Kent State University, Ohio, USA

17 Apr 2017

High Trestle Trail Bridge, Iowa

The vertical features lit with blue LED strips are installed at an angle giving a spectacular spiral effect while walking towards the bridge.

—Akshit Peer, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

17 Apr 2017

The Egg Factory

The formation called the "egg factory" in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area in northern New Mexico, USA, with the Milky Way in the background.

—Michael Duncan, OSA, Senior Science Advisor

29 Dec 2016

Alien

An “alien” made of floating soap bubbles, illuminated with colored lights and a strobe—one of the many great entries OPN received for this year’s After Image Photo Contest.

—Matthew J. Corones

29 Nov 2016

Aberrated LEDs

Highly aberrated imaging of LEDs: A typical DSLR lens is replaced with a misaligned singlet lens. [OPN 2014 Photo Contest]

—Page E. King, College of Optical Sciences, Tucson, Ariz., USA

31 Oct 2016

Aurora Lights

Brilliant aurora lights south of Australia, photographed from the International Space Station.

—Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams, NASA

29 Sep 2016

Illuminated by sunlight

Caustics from a glass of water illuminated by sunlight. [OPN 2015 After Image photo contest.]

—Page E. King, College of Optical Sciences, Tucson, Ariz., USA

31 Aug 2016

Blood-brain barrier

Blood-brain barrier in a live zebrafish embryo (20x). First Place 2012 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.

—Jennifer L. Peters and Michael R. Taylor, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn., USA

29 Jun 2016

Dust Particle

A single dust particle on a tapered nanofiber.

—Di Chang, University of Calgary, Canada

30 May 2016

Striking patterns

A periodic array of micromirrors, acting as diffraction gratings, forms a striking pattern when illuminated with a laser, showing several orders with varying intensities.

—Gerald John H. Doblado, National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

29 Apr 2016

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After Image

Texture of the twist-bend nematic

High Trestle Trail Bridge, Iowa

The Egg Factory

Alien

Aberrated LEDs

Aurora Lights

Illuminated by sunlight

Blood-brain barrier

Dust Particle

Striking patterns

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After Image

Texture of the twist-bend nematic

High Trestle Trail Bridge, Iowa

The Egg Factory

Alien

Aberrated LEDs

Aurora Lights

Illuminated by sunlight

​Blood-brain barrier

Dust Particle

Striking patterns

Send us your best:

Other OPN Multimedia

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Blood-brain barrier