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Microphotographs of a broken solar cell showing the soldering spots between the bus-bars and the silver-paste fingers.

On the front side of the cell the silver paste fingers are much thinner, as the goal is to extract as much current while shading as little as possible.

On the rear the silver paste is spread much thicker.

I'm not sure about the exact scales here - maybe around 100um for the thinnest features. Will check once my micrometric scale gets here.

#SolarPV #Microphotography #Photography

mau 🏳️‍🌈 #EndFossilFuels Jan 30

Focus stacked microphotographs of some MSG crystals.

Shine Stacker works pretty great.

#Microphotography

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Pollinators Jan 7

@maryseph Welcome to the fediverse! Your people are everywhere. Many wonderful science communication enthusiasts are posting on the climate emergency, glaciers, astronomy, and ants. Guessing hashtags. And doing it poorly. #southpole, #kesslersyndrome, #microphotography, #LichenSubscribe

Hacker News Dec 25

The First Photographs of Snowflakes Discover the Groundbreaking Microphotography

https://www.openculture.com/2017/12/the-first-photographs-of-snowflakes.html

#HackerNews #TheFirstPhotographs #Snowflakes #Microphotography #Groundbreaking #ScienceInnovation

The First Photographs of Snowflakes: Discover the Groundbreaking Microphotography of Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley (1885)

What kind of a blighted society turns the word “snowflake” into an insult?, I sometimes catch myself thinking, but then again, I’ve never understood why “treehugger” should offend.

Open Culture

loic_fejoz Oct 17

🤯ce thread de #microphotographie est incroyable !
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https://mastodon.social/@appassionato/115383574898104916

#microphotography

Peter Riley Oct 15

https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2025/oct/16/nikon-small-world-photomicrography-2025-in-pictures

#microphotography #photography

Magnifying the minuscule: Nikon Small World photomicrography 2025 – in pictures

Weevils, spores, slime mold and cells in extreme closeup for the 51st anniversary of the Nikon Small World competition

the Guardian

C.L. Who Oct 11

Mantis
Either a American Grass Mantis or Slender Prairie Mantis. I'm surprised I got such a good shot of her, I had to put my camera on the ground and hope the shots were good.

If you like my photos please support my photography at Ko-Fi (ko-fi.com/clwho)

#photo #photography #insect #insectphotography #animalphotography #naturephotography, #prayingmantis #microphotography #Denver #Colorado

earthling Jul 17, 2025

Amaia Alcalde Anton (scientific and medical finalist): From Butterflies to Humans, 2023

This is the brain of a butterfly undergoing metamorphosis as new neurones are born through a process called #neurogenesis. Studying this process can provide valuable insights into how the nervous system is formed, as well as brain disorders, says scientist Alcalde Anton.

@photography
#photography
#microphotography
#brain