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Nikon's annual Small World In Motion competition showcases microscopic film and time-lapse photography from around the world. The winning video, magnified 100 times, shows cilia in a child’s airways with a rare genetic disease, captured by Dr Ning Xu of Tsinghua University using complex light waves to highlight different parts of the sample. Other notable entries include videos of a roundworm interacting with a single-celled organism and microscopic jellyfish larvae, along with highly commended clips featuring bioluminescent algae and a tiny sea slug.

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In the 2026 Nikon Small World In Motion competition, Dr Ning Xu from Tsinghua University in China won first place for a video showcasing cilia magnified 100 times in size. These hair-like structures line airways to clear mucus but move abnormally and impede lung clearance in individuals with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). Xu employed complex light waves to illuminate the sample, aiding research into PCD.

The competition featured entries from around the world focusing on microscopic organisms and phenomena. Dr Nguyen Nam Nhat from Vietnam received second place for a video capturing an altercation between a microscopic roundworm and a single-celled organism called Dileptus. Additionally, other highly commended videos included bioluminescent algae and jellyfish larvae in droplets of water.

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See tiny organisms on show in microscopic video competition Nikon's annual Small World In Motion competition is open to anyone around the world with an interest in film or time-lapse photography through a microscope.

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This year's winning video was magnified to 100 times in size, and featured tiny hair-like structures, called cilia, in the airways of a child with a rare genetic disease. asserted

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It was submitted by Dr Ning Xu, a researcher at Tsinghua University in China, who used a series of complicated light waves to illuminate different parts of the sample in colour. asserted

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Runners up in the competition included videos of a roundworm encountering a single-celled organism and microscopic jellyfish larvae suspended in droplets of water. asserted

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Clips of bioluminescent algae and a tiny sea slug were among the highly commended. asserted

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See tiny organisms on show in microscopic video competition

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