Spectacular Winners of the 2024 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition

1st Place: “Differentiated mouse brain tumor cells (actin, microtubules, and nuclei)” by Dr. Bruno Cisterna and Dr. Eric Vitriol

The 2024 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition has once again unveiled the stunning beauty of the microscopic world, showcasing remarkable detail through cutting-edge microscopy.

This year’s winners captured a range of awe-inspiring images, blending scientific precision with artistic expression, offering a unique window into the hidden wonders around us.

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2nd Place: “Electrical arc between a pin and a wire” by Dr. Marcel Clemens

3rd Place: “Leaf of a cannabis plant. The bulbous glands are trichomes. The bubbles inside are cannabinoid vesicles” by Chris Romaine

4th Place: “Section of a small intestine of a mouse” by Dr. Amy Engevik

5th Place: “Cluster of octopus (Octopus hummelincki) eggs” by Thomas Barlow and Connor Gibbons

6th Place: “Slime mold (Cribraria cancellata)” by Henri Koskinen

7th Place: “Cross section of European beach grass (Ammophila arenaria) leaf” by Gerhard Vlcek

8th Place: “A neuron densely covered in dendritic spines from the striatum of an adult rat brain” by Stephanie Huang

9th Place: “Pollen in a garden spider (Araneus) web” by John-Oliver Dum

10th Place: “Spores of black truffle (Tuber melanosporum)” by Jan Martinek

11th Place: “Slime mold on a rotten twig with water droplets” by Dr. Ferenc Halmos

12th Place: “Wing scales of a butterfly (Papilio ulysses) on a medical syringe needle” by Daniel Knop

13th Place: “Eyes of a green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)” by Paweł Błachowicz

14th Place: “Recrystallized mixture of hydroquinone and myoinositol” by Marek Miś

15th Place: “Isolated scales on Madagascan sunset moth wing (Chrysiridia ripheus)” by Sébastien Malo

16th Place: “Two water fleas (Daphnia sp.) with embryos (left) and eggs (right)” by Marek Miś

17th Place: “Stonewort algae (Chara virgata) reproductive organs – oogonia (female organs) and antheridia (male organs)” by Dr. Frantisek Bednar

18th Place: “An insect egg parasitized by a wasp” by Alison Pollack

19th Place: “Seed of a Silene plant” by Alison Pollack

20th Place: “Early stage of mouse neuroblastoma cell differentiation (actin, microtubules, and mitochondria)” by Dr. Bruno Cisterna and Dr. Eric Vitriol