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