The 2006 competition

Here you find the winning photographs of the 2006 "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 2006. To view a larger version of the photographs, please click on the picture in question.


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Dr. A. Milenin, Dr. P. Werner, A. Frommfeld
Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik

Like lightning rods on an Asian temple, these little silicon antennae (orange) protrude from a pedestal. The green-tinted pedestal was made from a compact silicon crystal. To trigger the antenna growth, very fine gold droplets (olive) were applied to the surface. The red-colored "roof" consists of a silicon layer. The "antennae" - technical term: "nanowhiskers" - could prospectively be used as electrical connections and transistors in circuits.

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