What you're looking at is an image of nanoparticles. A whole heck of a lot of nanoparticles. I recently made a sample of yttrium fluoride nanoparticles and fired them in an attempt to convert them to yttrium oxide. To make sure it worked, we dolloped some powder onto a blob of super glue, mounted that in resin, and polished it. Then, I stuck it in a scope down the hall, where we have one of the best university-run electron microscope facilities in the country, and determined that yes, I have done what I wanted to do. And, in the process, I got this sweet picture of my nanoparticles. Don't go sharing this around, though it's nothing new. I just thought I'd share it with my family (though I apparently have non-family readers too). These particles will eventually be incorporated into optical systems and all sorts of cool stuff.
In addition to this lovely photo, I have a few slide shows for you! The first is from May, when we went to the wedding of some friends from church, and then to the beach, of course.
The second slide show is from our trip to Atlanta this weekend, we went to the Georgia Aquarium and the Braves game with David and Eric and Nick and 2 of David's friends. A fun time was had by all. Except for when the Braves lost to the Brewers (the Brewers. Seriously? does anyone even care about them?).
That's it and that's all. Off to accomplish something with my life!
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