Landscape? This was a photo I captured of caffeine crystals several years ago. I foresee a lot more of this molecule in my life in 2026. #polarizedlight #microscopy #sciart #caffeine

As 2025 draws to a close, some images that summarize my holiday preoccupations. First up, cholesterol crystals by polarized microscopy. Healthy eating was not a priority these last weeks of the year. #microscopy #crystals #polarizedlight #sciart #ochem

Demonstrating linear dichroism in a synthetic sapphire #optics #polarizedlight #stem

Macro photo of white sugar crystals using polarized light.

#OTD #OnThisDate #2020 #macro #white #sugar #crystals #PolarizedLight #MacroPhotography

This can be seen by shining #polarizedlight on a thin slice of an #ice core.

📷Lukasz Larsson Warzecha

Pattern. Wing scales of a tiny moth. 100x magnification, polarized light.
#microscopy #amscope #moth #wingscales #polarizedlight #magnification #pattern

Red and orange strands on a black background

One of my favorite liquid crystal textures— the twist grain boundary (TGB) phase #microscopy #polarizedlight #liquidcrystal #sciart

#PolarizedLight #FiddlerCrabs 🦀