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Under the Microscope #11 – Jet streams
In this video Dr Sungjune Jung shows us the fluid structures produced by the impact of two liquid jets.
Under the Microscope #10 – Mouse tail skin
The epidermis, which is the outer layer of mammalian skin, is maintained by numerous stem cell populations.
Under the Microscope #9 - Skate head
Dr Andrew Gillis shows us an embryonic skate head and explains how the red denticles dotted all over it have very similar properties to human teeth.
Under the Microscope #8 – Beetle embryo
In this video, Matt Benton shows us nuclei moving inside a beetle egg as a beetle embryo forms.
Under the Microscope #6 – Killer T-cells
In this video we see a killer T-cell of the immune system attacking a cancer cell.
Under the Microscope #4 – Liquid crystals
Dr Tim Wilkinson is combining liquid crystals with nanotechnology to try and create 3D displays which would look like real life.
Under the Microscope #3 – Mouse embryo
In this video, we see a mouse embryo developing. Dr Erica Watson tells us that studying this process helps us better understand human pregnancy.
Under the Microscope #1 & #2 – Small things, big thinking
Using an electron microscope it's possible for the human eye to see in minute detail the foot of the fruit fly - an appendage that is just about the same width as a human hair.
Most powerful microscope in the UK unveiled
The most powerful atom resolving microscope in the UK was today revealed at the University of Cambridge. The new electron microscope, which will enable scientists to view individual atoms in any material, was officially unveiled by the Minister for Universities and Science, the Rt Hon David Willetts MP.