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great, great images

very cool explanation of schlieren imaging

some really great images of cells and cell processes.

interesting site with thousands of images/ photos/ pics. put in your search word and see what comes up. could be cool to use as part of QR code work/ "wonder" activities, etc

How to see around corners Ultra-fast camera can create images of hidden objects using scattered laser light.

This interactive infographic from Number Sleuth accurately illustrates the scale of over 100 items within the observable universe ranging from galaxies to insects, nebulae and stars to molecules and atoms. Numerous hot points along the zoom slider allow for direct access to planets, animals, the hydrogen atom and more. As you scroll, a handy dial spins to show you your present magnification level. While other sites have tried to magnify the universe, no one else has done so with real photographs and 3D renderings. To fully capture the awe of the vastly different sizes of the Pillars of Creation, Andromeda, the sun, elephants and HIV, you really need to see images, not just illustrations of these items. Stunningly enough, the Cat's Eye Nebula is surprising similar to coated vesicles, showing that even though the nebula is more than 40,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times larger, many things are similar in our universe.

interesting study and imaging of water molecules at the air-water surface. 

This TED Talk by Alexander Tsiaras, a computer programmer and neuroscientist, describes some wonderful images of human development from conception to birth. Check this out.

beautiful high res images with micrographs of everyday objects

looks esp cool for physics. this is a professor from MIT who took some (very famous) amazing pictures of images reflecting droplets, human movement, bullets, etc. really worth checking out.

amazing computer generated images of proteins. lets you see the patterns, repetition, complexity, and 3-D shape of proteins. could be used as a great intro tool to Proteins.