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The MNE CPH 2017 micrograph contest is now closed. Please see all 2017 award winners and entries below.
Sponsored by Zyvex Labs – Entries Presented by Dr. John Randall – Zyvex Labs
RULES
- Entries have to be of a single image taken with a microscope and not significantly altered.
- There is no restriction with respect to the subject matter.
- Electron and ion micrographs have to be black and white.
In 2017, 77 entries were submitted. The entries came from: Japan, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Finland, China, and Belgium.
The judges were:
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Alex Liddle – NIST
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Mohammad Tarequzzama – INL
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Julie Rasmussen – DTU
There were 4 awards:
- First Prize
- Second Prize
- Third Prize
- MNE People’s Choice
There were also 5 Honorable Mentions given.
To download a PDF of all 77 entries, click HERE.
MNE People’s Choice
Title: Nano Gold Riding Hood
Description: A scratched gold film from which a 𝜇-man raise. It wears a hood and a finely-crafted scarf, carrying freshly cut timber.
Submitted by: Mario Lodari
Affiliation: L-NESS, Politecnicodi Milano
Instrument: SEM – Philips XL30
Magnification: 1000x
1st Place
Title: Graphene Ninga
Description: This agile ninja is made of graphene. It was found after processing electrochemically a sample consisting in epitaxial graphene grown on a silicon carbide substrate.
Submitted by: Gemma Rius
Affiliation: IMB-CNM, CSIC
Instrument: FE-SEM LEO 1530
Magnification: 1000x
2nd Place
Title: In Space No One Can Hear You Ice Cream
Description: Conical micro-pillars detached from the silicon device and kept in position by a DNA fiber.
Submitted by: Monica Marini
Affiliation: KAUST, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Instrument: FEI, Quanta 200
Magnification: 15806 X
3rd Place
Title: Bee My Baby
Description: He might look like a cute transparent baby alien, but don’t get fooled, they are here to conquer the Earth!
Submitted by: Gediminas Seniutinas
Affiliation: Paul ScherrerInstitute
Instrument: SEM Zeiss Supra 55 VP
Magnification: 36000x
Honorable Mention
Title: Bad Draft
Description: During the lift off process the nanostructures Au film wadded up. It looks just as a crumpled paper ball!
Submitted by: Ana Conde Rubio
Affiliation: Universitatde Barcelona and IN2UB
Instrument: SEM AURIGA (ZEISS)
Magnification: 83
Title: Desert Nanorose
Description: These are piezoelectric nanosheets of ZnO growth by hydrothermal method over a catalyst layer made of AlN. They have a thickness of less than 10 nm!
Submitted by: Gonzalo Murillo
Affiliation: IMB-CNM (CSIC)
Instrument: SEM Zeiss Auriga
Magnification: 10.000X
Title: Nano Gold Riding Hood
Description: A scratched gold film from which a 𝜇-man raise. It wears a hood and a finely-crafted scarf, carrying freshly cut timber.
Submitted by: Mario Lodari
Affiliation: L-NESS, Politecnicodi Milano
Instrument: SEM – Philips XL30
Magnification: 10000x
Title: Discworld
Description: The collapsed gold structure of Fresnel zone plate fabricated by electron beam lithography, looking like precipitous mountains.
Submitted by: Shanshan Xie
Affiliation: Fudan University
Instrument: SEM Zeiss Sigma HD
Magnification: 1.00kx
Title: Valar Morghulis
Description: A meteorite going to impact the calm landscape made of salt crystals formed upon evaporation of a buffer solution onto a superhydrophobic surface.
Submitted by: Angelo Accardo
Affiliation: LAAS-CNRS
Instrument: FEI Helios Nanolab600
Magnification: 50X