The 2005 competition

Here you find the winning photographs of the 2005 "Images of Research" competition in the categories "Fascination of Research", "Faces of Research", the winner of the audience prize and the shortlist, a selection of the best photos submitted in 2005. To view a larger version of the photographs, please click on the picture in question.


Category "Fascination of Research":

Category "Faces of Research":

Category "Audience prize":

Category "Additional nominations":

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Dr. An-Wu Xu / Dr. Helmut Cölfen /
Prof. Dr. Dr. Markus Antonietti
Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und
Grenzflächenforschung, Potsdam

Hollow organosilica spheres are microcapsules that are used as "containers" for the transport and release of active ingredients. During the measurements with the scanning electron microscope, the tiny hollow spheres have cracked open. As a result, there are nanoparticles at the surface of the hollow spheres.

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