Some images from our science
Molecular dynamics model of the particles being moved around by the freezing interface
Freezing emulsion, confocal microscopy
Emulsions observed by confocal microscopy
Ice templated alumina
Ice-templated alumina with facetted pores
Tiny heart in a colloidal suspension
Drying pattern of a colloidal suspension (confocal microscopy)
Crack deviation in our bioinspired ceramic
Freezing under flow. The imprints of the crystals are all more or less parallel.
Ceramic grain
Ice templated alumina
Ice-templated alumina
The brick and mortar structure of the abalone shell. The protein layer, between the platelets, can clearly be observed here.
Solidification microstructure seen by confocal microscopy
3D view of ice crystals by X-rays tomoraphy
Oil droplets interacting with growing ice crystals
Frozen emulsion observed by confocal microscopy
Frozen colloids
Frozen emulsion
Frozen colloids
Inside the confocal
Colloids after drying, observed by confocal microscopy
Condensation droplets
Frozen colloids
The beautiful nacre of the abalone shell.
Ice-templated feature
Ice templated alumina
Ice templated alumina
The nacre in the abalone is growing layer by layer. We don’t have the time to do that.
Confocal microscopy of frozen stuff
Dried colloidal structures
Particle tracking gone artistic
Boron Nitride platelets
Ice crystals growing in a colloidal suspension, observed by X-ray computed tomography.
Vacancies in a tiny colloidal crystal
Crack path in the synthetic nacre. The crack is deflected at every platelet, dissipating a lot of energy. © Florian Bouville
Ice-templated alumina
Atomic force microscopy of surface uplift in zirconia
Bubble in a colloidal suspension
Plateau borders of a foam
Ice-templated feature
Microfluidics and laser
Dried colloids
Ice-templated feature
Close-up view of the nacre platelets. Their surface is rough, providing friction when they slide over each other.
Silica fiber sittting on a glass slide
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