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Insulating is a fascinating process that can be observed in various aspects of our world

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelination of nerve fibres, TEM

Myelination of nerve fibres, TEM
Myelination of nerve fibres. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Schwann cells (blue, with brown nuclei) insulating nerve fibres (axons, pink) with a myelin sheath

Background imageInsulating Collection: Hot water cylinder with jacket

Hot water cylinder with jacket
Domestic hot water cylinder covered with an insulating jacket

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelination of nerve fibres, TEM

Myelination of nerve fibres, TEM
Myelination of nerve fibres. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Schwann cells (red, with blue nuclei) insulating nerve fibres (axons, orange) with a myelin sheath

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerve, TEM

Myelinated nerve, TEM
Myelinated nerve. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of myelinated nerve fibres and Schwann cells. Myelin (purple) is an insulating fatty layer that surrounds nerve fibres (axons)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Page from The Architects Compendium (litho)

Page from The Architects Compendium (litho)
2809956 Page from The Architects Compendium (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architects Compendium and Catalogue (Compendium Publishing)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Jean Jallabert investigating the effects of points and knobs on electrical discharges

Jean Jallabert investigating the effects of points and knobs on electrical discharges
3614200 Jean Jallabert investigating the effects of points and knobs on electrical discharges, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub.1870 by French School

Background imageInsulating Collection: Casellis pantelegraph: At the sending station the dispatch was written or drawn

Casellis pantelegraph: At the sending station the dispatch was written or drawn on sheet of metallized paper in thick insulating ink and placed on curved plate

Background imageInsulating Collection: William Watsons (1715-1787) glass-globe electrical machine generating a charge

William Watsons (1715-1787) glass-globe electrical machine generating a charge which is passed through the man standing on an insulating block of resin

Background imageInsulating Collection: Experiment to ascertain the effects of electricity on water. High voltage electricity

Experiment to ascertain the effects of electricity on water. High voltage electricity generated by a glass globe static electric machine

Background imageInsulating Collection: Polar bear insulating hair, SEM Z927 / 0132

Polar bear insulating hair, SEM Z927 / 0132
Polar bear insulating hair. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a cross-section through a shaft of an insulating hair from a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Polar bear underhair, SEM

Polar bear underhair, SEM
Polar bear underhair. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of several shafts of hair from the underhair of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Electric blanket heating element, SEM

Electric blanket heating element, SEM
Heating element. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of part of the heating element from an electric blanket. A wire (gold)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Aerogel C014 / 0742

Aerogel C014 / 0742
Aerogel. Aerogel, or frozen smoke, is a synthetic silicon-based material derived from a gel, in which the liquid component of the gel has been replaced with a gas

Background imageInsulating Collection: Plant-based insulating materials C014 / 0322

Plant-based insulating materials C014 / 0322
Plant-based insulating materials. Close-up of two different insulating materials made from plant products; one made from compressed dried algae (top) and the other made from soya (Glycine max)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Brain cell, TEM C014 / 0358

Brain cell, TEM C014 / 0358
Brain cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an oligodendrocyte in human brain tissue. Oligodendrocytes occur in both the white

Background imageInsulating Collection: Brain cell, TEM C014 / 0359

Brain cell, TEM C014 / 0359
Brain cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an oligodendrocyte in human brain tissue. Oligodendrocytes occur in both the white

Background imageInsulating Collection: Polar Bear Hair (SEM)

Polar Bear Hair (SEM)
Polar bear insulating hair. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a cross-section through shafts of insulating hair from a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5840

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5840
Myelinated nerve. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5839

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5839
Myelinated nerve. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5838

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5838
Myelinated nerve. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5448

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5448
Myelinated nerve. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell. Myelin (black)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5370

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5370
Myelinated nerve. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell (centre)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerves, SEM C013 / 7142

Myelinated nerves, SEM C013 / 7142
Myelinated nerves. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through the sciatic nerve, showing the myelinated nerve fibres (axons)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerves, SEM C013 / 7141

Myelinated nerves, SEM C013 / 7141
Myelinated nerves. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through the sciatic nerve, showing the myelinated nerve fibres (axons)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerves, SEM C013 / 7138

Myelinated nerves, SEM C013 / 7138
Myelinated nerves. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre (axon, beige, centre) from the sciatic nerve

Background imageInsulating Collection: Brain cells, TEM C013 / 4801

Brain cells, TEM C013 / 4801
Brain cells. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through oligodendrocytes (dark) in human brain tissue, showing free ribosomes (dark green dots), golgi apparatus (curved brown lines)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Brain cells, TEM C013 / 4800

Brain cells, TEM C013 / 4800
Brain cells. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through oligodendrocytes in human brain tissue, showing free ribosomes (dark pink dots), golgi apparatus (curved brown lines)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Brain cell, TEM C013 / 4799

Brain cell, TEM C013 / 4799
Brain cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an oligodendrocyte in human brain tissue, showing free ribosomes (dark brown dots), golgi apparatus (curved orange lines)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Brain cell, TEM C013 / 4798

Brain cell, TEM C013 / 4798
Brain cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an oligodendrocyte in human brain tissue, showing free ribosomes (dark blue dots), golgi apparatus (curved light blue lines)

Background imageInsulating Collection: Wall constructed with 300mm of Tradical hemcrete for good insulation UK

Wall constructed with 300mm of Tradical hemcrete for good insulation UK
MAB-1370 Wall constructed with 300mm of Tradical hemcrete for good insulation UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageInsulating Collection: Bales of Tradical Hemp shiv for environmentally friendly building construction UK

Bales of Tradical Hemp shiv for environmentally friendly building construction UK
MAB-1401 Bales of Tradical Hemp shiv for environmentally friendly building construction UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageInsulating Collection: Fat cell

Fat cell. Computer artwork of a fat cell (adipocyte). Adipocytes form adipose tissue, which stores energy as an insulating layer of fat

Background imageInsulating Collection: Turf roofed wooden huts, Norway

Turf roofed wooden huts, Norway
Turf roofed wooden huts. Photographed on Kvaloya Island, near Tromso, Norway

Background imageInsulating Collection: Down feather

Down feather. This type of feather makes up a birds under-plumage, providing insulation to maintain its body temperature

Background imageInsulating Collection: Nerve fibre node, TEM

Nerve fibre node, TEM
Nerve fibre node. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a cross-section through a nerve fibre (axon) at a node of Ranvier

Background imageInsulating Collection: Insulation material

Insulation material

Background imageInsulating Collection: Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency
Insulation. Conceptual image of foam insulation round a copper pipe beside a globe

Background imageInsulating Collection: Foam insulation

Foam insulation round a copper pipe

Background imageInsulating Collection: Phase change material, SEM

Phase change material, SEM
Phase change material. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of microcapsules (blue) that contain a phase change material (PCM) coating fabric fibres

Background imageInsulating Collection: Water pipe and insulation material

Water pipe and insulation material
Insulation material wrapped round a plastic water pipe

Background imageInsulating Collection: Nerve fibres, SEM

Nerve fibres, SEM
Myelinated nerve fibres, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The myelin sheath is grey, the axoplasm pink and the endoneurium (connective tissue) yellow

Background imageInsulating Collection: IRAS infrared astronomy satellite

IRAS infrared astronomy satellite on display at the National Space Centre, Leicester, UK. Image shows the sunshade surrounding the telescope aperture

Background imageInsulating Collection: Insulated water pipes

Insulated water pipes in an industrial system

Background imageInsulating Collection: Insulated propellant tank

Insulated propellant tank
Propellant tank for a satellite wrapped in insulating foil, otherwise known as multi-layer insulation (MLI). This helps to maintain the temperature of the propellant independent of the external

Background imageInsulating Collection: Insulated heating pipes

Insulated heating pipes in an industrial heating system

Background imageInsulating Collection: Myelinated nerves, SEM

Myelinated nerves, SEM
Myelinated nerves. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through myelinated nerve fibres and Schwann cells

Background imageInsulating Collection: Manufacture of the Atlantic telegraph cable

Manufacture of the Atlantic telegraph cable
Machines covering the Atlantic cable wire with gutta percha at the Gutta Percha Companys works in Wharf Road, London. Before the advent of man-made materials, gutta percha



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Insulating is a fascinating process that can be observed in various aspects of our world. One example is the myelination of nerve fibers, which can be visualized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). This intricate process involves the formation of a protective layer around nerve fibers, enhancing their efficiency and speed. Another instance of insulation can be found in hot water cylinders with jackets. These jackets act as thermal barriers, preventing heat loss and ensuring that the water stays warm for longer periods. It's amazing how such a simple addition can significantly improve energy conservation. In the realm of scientific exploration, we come across Jean Jallabert investigating the effects of points and knobs on electrical discharges. Through his experiments, he aimed to understand how different shapes could influence electrical flow and potentially enhance insulation properties. The Casellis pantelegraph also played a role in communication insulation. At the sending station, dispatches were written or drawn on this device before being transmitted electronically. This invention revolutionized long-distance communication by providing an insulated means to transmit information. William Watson's glass-globe electrical machine was another breakthrough in insulating technology during its time. Generating charges within its glass globe enclosure allowed for controlled electricity production while minimizing potential hazards. Furthermore, experiments have been conducted to ascertain the effects of electricity on water under high voltage conditions. These investigations help us understand how materials behave when exposed to extreme electric fields and aid in developing better insulators for various applications. Nature itself provides effective insulation methods too. The polar bear's insulating hair plays a crucial role in keeping it warm even in freezing temperatures. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images reveal the intricate structure responsible for trapping air pockets that act as excellent thermal insulators. Additionally, polar bears possess underhair that further enhances their ability to withstand harsh cold environments by providing additional layers of protection against temperature fluctuations - yet another remarkable adaptation. Lastly, modern-day comforts like electric blankets utilize heating elements that are carefully designed and insulated to ensure safety and efficiency.