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