Magnetic Pollen (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Magnetic Pollen

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These scanning electron microscope images show a pollen particle (left) that has been coated with iron oxide and a replica of the same particle (right) after firing at 600 C to remove the organic material and crystallize the iron oxide. Arrows point to features that were preserved by the process.

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Courtesy of Brandon Goodwin and Ken Sandhage

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