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