‘Tardigrade rides a nematode’ – and other microscopic video award winners

From a baby tardigrade riding a nematode, to water droplets evaporating from the wing scales of a peacock butterfly, the winners of this year's Nikon Small World In Motion video microscopy competition let you see the unseen in astounding detail.

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Watch: Soldering looks incredible in microscopic close-up

Here's a feast for your eyes: mesmerizing footage of circuit boards being soldered, massively magnified under an ultra- powerful microscope. It's a fun watch, even if you've never picked up a soldering iron before.

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Watch: Kickstarting a 1,700cc single-cylinder chopper ain’t easy

Based on a Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine, the Hackel-Wright Chopper is unlike any motorcycle you've seen before. It borrows components from Harley and Toyota and is built by a guy named Al Hackel.

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Sludge Control for Centrifuge Feeding in Power Plant

The Munich public utilities company has been operating the combined heat and power plant North in Unterföhring, Bavaria with three independent units since 1964. The main part of the energy demand is covered by hard coal with waste burned in two units. The electrical energy generated is fed into the municipal supply network. Thanks to coupled district heating, the hot water networks Munich North and Freimann as well as the inner city steam network is supplied with heat.

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