Two Ants: No conductive coating
These ants were collected and placed in 100% ethanol for a week. The ants were then placed inserted into the microscope without a conductive coating. They were observed under low electron beam accelerating voltages. In one micrograph, a sphericle can be seen. It is a breathing hole on the abdomen of the ant. Who knew!?
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
The DLP chip was scavanged from a projector TV off the side of the road. The DLP chip was made by Texas Instruments with 15µm mirrors.
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM)
The M27C256B is a 256 Kbit (32Kb x 8) EPROM that is erasable via UV light exposure. This chio was ordered on Ebay and the UV exposure window was removed. X-rays of the chip were taken by a dental X-ray instrument while my brother was getting a cleaning.
Butterfly Wing
This wing was found on the ground. It was placed in the SEM without any preporation to be observed with low accelerating voltage.