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