• A microscopic image of a snowflake, featuring a unique geometric structure artificially colored blue, purple, and white.

    MTU Lab Demonstrates Cutting-edge Equipment with Microscopic Snowflake Images

    A unique laboratory at Michigan Tech captured microscopic photography of snowflakes in a demonstration of the lab's high-powered scanning electron microscope. The Applied Chemical and Morphological Analysis Laboratory, known as ACMAL, is one of the most unique facilities at Michigan Technological University. When the lab's researchers went looking for a material that could demonstrate the capabilities of its scanning electron microscope, the natural choice was a one-of-a-kind resource that abundantly blankets campus every winter. The resulting snowflake imagery is an artful invitation to researchers on and off campus to discover the lab's resources.

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