Tuesday, May 24, 2011

SEM Photos

Being a forensic scientist, these photos are of particular interest to me
and also beautifully taken by unknown sources.

 An ant, Formica fusca, holding a microchip

 Surface of an Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory silicon microchip

 Eyelash hairs growing from the surface of human skin

 The surface of a strawberry

 Bacteria on the surface of a human tongue

 Human sperm (spermatozoa)

 Nylon hooks and loops of Velcro

 Household dust: includes long hairs of cat fur, twisted synthetic and woolen fibers, 

serrated insect scales, a pollen grain, and plant and insect remains



 The weave of nylon stocking fibers

 The head of a mosquito

 Head louse clinging to a human hair

 Eight eyes (two groups of four) on the head of a tarantula

 Cut human hairs and shaving foam between two razor blades

 Cigarette paper the tobacco is rolled in

 Corroded surface of a rusty nail

 Mushrooms spores

Clutch of butterfly eggs on a raspberry plant 

Calcium phosphate crystal
Now if you think about it along with the Locard principle,
is it any wonder why forensics plays such an important part in solving mysteries?