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Ink Droplets In Motion Snag Top Prize In Nikon Small World Contest
TL;DRGerman photographer wins Nikon microscopy contest with frozen inkjet ink droplet image.
Why it matters: Demonstrates how microscopy reveals hidden beauty in everyday tech processes most people never see.
A 25-year-old German photographer won the 2026 Nikon Small World competition with a microscopic image freezing ink droplets in midair as an inkjet printer deposits them onto paper. Ars Technica reports that Ole Bielfeldt "beat out 1,802 other entries hailing from 69 different…
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