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We've collaborated with @chandraxray to compare NASA images from Chandra, Hubble, Webb and others, with images from #NikonSmallWorld to celebrate the similarities and differences between the astronomical and the microscopic. Read more about it here: s.si.edu/48ESqo3
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Everyone knows the mitochondria is the "powerhouse of the cell." But have you seen how beautifully its movement was captured by Dr. Patrick C. Hickey in this 5th place #SmallWorldInMotion winning video? 🏆 Now you have!
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🏆 Fourth place in this year's #SmallWorldInMotion competition went to Dr. Andrew Moore, a friend of the Small World community who also served on the 2025 judging panel! We love a full-circle moment. Congrats, Dr. Moore! ⭐️
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🥉Taking 3rd place in this year's #SmallWorldInMotion competition is Benedikt Pleyer with his mesmerizing video of jellyfish larva suspended in droplets of water. Congratulations!
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🥈 Second place in the 2026 #SmallWorldInMotion competition has been awarded to Nam Nhat Nguyen for his video of a tiny roundworm and a single-celled Dileptus exploring their microscopic world. Congratulations!
View the full gallery online: bit.ly/3VpNmzz
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Thank you to the folks @NikonSmallWorld and this year's panel of judges for selecting my videos for the 2026 Nikon Small World in Motion competition! Have a look at all the winning videos at the link below.
Presenting... 🥁 ... The 2026 Nikon Small World in Motion winners! Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you again to everyone who entered! The full gallery is available to view now:
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🥇 Congratulations to Dr. Ning Xu for winning this year's Nikon Small World in Motion competition!
Read more about Dr. Ning Xu and his winning video in his Masters of Microscopy article: bit.ly/4cPi9Mp
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Presenting... 🥁 ... The 2026 Nikon Small World in Motion winners! Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you again to everyone who entered! The full gallery is available to view now:
nikonsmallworld.com/gallerie…!
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EYE can't believe there are only two more days until we reveal this year's #SmallWorldInMotion winners! What are you excited to see among this year's winners?
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Credit: Dr. Chih-Wei Logan Hsu
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Just 5️⃣ more sleeps until we reveal our 2026 #SmallWorldInMotion winners! What microscopic video subjects are you dreaming about seeing crowned in this year's gallery? Let us know in the comments!
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What is Quinten pointing at? What has Meredith smiling so hard? There's only ONE WEEK LEFT until we unveil the winners of this year's #SmallWorldInMotion competition, and then you can see for yourself!
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This #SmallWorldInMotionMonday we're turning up the heat as the clock counts down. Just over one week until we reveal our 2026 Small World in Motion Winners! 🔥 What are you most excited to see in this year's gallery?
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#FunFactFriday: Daphnia alter their physical shape across seasons — a process called cyclomorphosis — in response to environmental cues like temperature, food availability, and predators.
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Honoring #ThrowbackThursday with an honorable mention from the 2016 #NikonSmallWorld competition! Can you believe 2016 was a decade ago?! We certainly can't. 🤯
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Credit: Hei Ming Lai, Dr. Wutian Wu
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It's September, and we're officially two weeks away from announcing this year's Small World in Motion competition winners! We hope you enjoy this first place video from 2020 to tide you over in the meantime. 💧
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How about some mesmerizing cell movement to kick off our #SmallWorldInMotionMonday this week?
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Credit: Dr. Anthony Vecchiarelli, Dr. Kiyoshi Mizuuchi
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Pyrocystis lunula is a marine organism famous for its bright blue bioluminescence, which lights up ocean waves at night when the water moves. 🌊✨
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The rat epididymis is divided into 4 parts: the initial segment, caput (head), corpus (body), and cauda (tail). Its function is to modify luminal fluid and equip sperm with motility and fertilizing capacity. #WednesdayWisdom
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It's a ciliate eat ciliate world out there! Hopefully your week goes better than the Campanella's. 😅 #SmallWorldInMotionMonday
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Credit: Wim van Egmond
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Did you know that freshwater amphipods have no larval stage? Females carry eggs in a belly pouch called a marsupium, and when their young hatch, they look like tiny adults. #FunFactFriday
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