The microscopic world is truly amazing. We are surrounded by millions of bacteria and other microscopic organisms, which are essential components of the global ecosystem. Our tools for exploringthe microbial world are limited to the various light and electron microscopes.

While these tools are effective, images captured from them often lack the fine detail we see in everyday objects around us. In addition, colours are rarely captured accurately, and are often masked by staining techniques (in light-based imaging), or the inability to capture colour at all (in electron-based imaging). Finally, in almost all cases, the bacteria are dead at the time of imaging, leaving us to wonder what characteristics have changed.

Concrete Bob Software is attempting to create a new resource for digital images of microscopic organisms. Our goal is to maximise scientific accuracy, while enhancing the colour and lost detail of the microscopic world. We research each bacterium extensively, collating morphologic and topological data from many sources, before recreating the organism in the virtual world. We consult with specialists wherever possible, and try to capture their vision of the living cell.

All images in this collection are available for licensing on a non-exclusive basis. Any of the images available in the image browser can be used freely, although the copyright message on the image must remain intact. Note that these images are quite small, or have a significant amount of detail removed as compared to the images available through licensing.

Please contact us if you are interested in licensing an image from us. When requesting an image, please quote the selected bacteria, the image number (visible to the left of the image in the image browser) and the preferred style (visible in the upper right corner of the image browser).

If you are interested in getting your favourite bacterium, or perhaps the treasured organism of a loved one, recreated in multi-colour, high-resolution, scientifically accurate glory, please contact us. We are very interested in expanding our collection, and such sponsorships are extremely welcome.

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