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