Under the Microscope

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Created: 2012-01-23 16:42
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Description: Cambridge University's Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that capture glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up and convey the excitement of cutting-edge science in areas that range from beetle eyes to killer T-cells, from nano-wires to fish skeletons.

Logo image by Fernan Federici in the Haseloff Lab.
 

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This collection contains 16 media items.

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Mouse embryo developing over time

   15,433 views

In this video, we see a mouse embryo developing. Erica Watson tells us that studying this process helps us better understand human pregnancy.

Erica Watson:
“The development...

Collection: Under the Microscope

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Thu 2 Feb 2012


How tiny eyes inspire technology

   18,600 views

In the first of this microscopic video series, Dr Chris Forman shows us the eye of a beetle and the eye of a fruit fly and explains how they have inspired technology.

Dr...

Collection: Under the Microscope

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Mon 23 Jan 2012


Fruit fly foot and beetle antenna

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In this video Dr Chris Forman shows us his incredible images of a fruit fly foot and beetle antenna.

Dr Forman:
"Nature has found remarkable ways of using small amounts of...

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Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Mon 23 Jan 2012


Creating 3D displays with liquid crystals

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Dr Tim Wilkinson is combining liquid crystals with nanotechnology to try and create 3D displays which would look like real life.

Dr Wilkinson: “Liquid crystal displays are now...

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Created: Thu 2 Feb 2012


Daisy trick

   14,867 views

In this video Dr Beverley Glover explains how a daisy is a collection of tiny flowers grouped together to make it look like a single big flower.

Dr Glover:
“The flowering...

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Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Thu 2 Feb 2012


Killer T cells attacking cancer

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In this video we see a killer T cell of the immune system attacking a cancer cell.

Professor Gillian Griffiths:
“Cells of the immune system protect the body against pathogens....

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Created: Mon 6 Feb 2012


Stretchable electronics

   14,301 views

In this video Dr Ingrid Graz shows us a thin layer of gold on top of rubber. Cracks in the gold allow it to stretch and we can use this for stretchable electronics.

Dr...

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Created: Wed 8 Feb 2012


Beetle embryo forming inside an egg

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Matt Benton shows us nuclei moving inside a beetle egg as a beetle embryo forms.

Matt Benton:
“For my PhD I am studying the embryonic development of the beetle, Tribolium...

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Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Fri 10 Feb 2012


Skate head

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Dr Andrew Gillis shows us an embryonic skate head and explains how the red denticles dotted all over it have very similar properties to human teeth.

Dr Gillis:
"This is a...

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Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Mon 27 Feb 2012


Brain cells from skin cells

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This is a beautiful image of human brain cells, which can now be grown from adult skin cells.

Yichen Shi:
"Brain neural stem cells derived from human skin cells: these stem...

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Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Wed 14 Mar 2012


Fly brain and gut

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PhD student Paola Cognigni shows us this beautiful image of a fruit fly’s brain and gut.

Paola Cognigni:
“This video shows the anatomical and functional connection between the...

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Created: Fri 2 Mar 2012


Liquid jets

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In this video Dr Sungjune Jung shows us the fluid structures produced by the impact of two liquid jets.

Dr Jung:
“This video shows the evolution of the flow structures...

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Created: Fri 16 Mar 2012


Mouse tail skin

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Here we can see the underside of mouse tail skin.

Claire Cox:
"The epidermis, which is the outer layer of mammalian skin, is maintained by numerous stem cell populations. The...

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Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Mon 27 Feb 2012


Elephant fish embryo

   14,082 views

Dr Andrew Gillis explains how an elephant fish embryo lives off a large yellow yolk sack for 7 to 10 months before hatching out as a fish.
Dr Gillis:
“This is a picture of an...

Collection: Under the Microscope

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Created: Fri 23 Mar 2012


Nanowires

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Nanowires growing in real time. Each nanowire is roughly 400 atoms wide.

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Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Thu 12 Apr 2012


Tiny worm pellets

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Matthew Kuo tells us how tiny worm faecal pellets affect how oil pipelines sit on the seabed.

Collection: Under the Microscope

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Thu 12 Apr 2012