Visions of Science Photographic Awards

There's an annual competition called the Visions of Science Photographic Awards, sponsored by Novartis Pharmeceuticals (!), of the best photographs of scientific research or concepts. Their awards this year have just been announced. To combine the two main themes of this blog, here's the winner of the Close-Up category, electron micrographs of a grain of salt and a peppercorn, by David McCarthy of the London School of Pharmacy. Image courtesy of National Geographic, which has good views of the winners in 5 of the categories...