NanoHelp Calendar 2027: Call for Image Submissions

Submission deadline: 15 November 2026

Nanoscience reveals a world that is often invisible to the naked eye. From striking electron microscopy images and fascinating nanomaterials to graphene structures, laboratory discoveries, and scientific visualizations, every image tells a story about the science shaping our future.

NanoHelp invites researchers, PhD scholars, master’s and bachelor’s students, professors, scientists, laboratory professionals, and nanotechnology enthusiasts worldwide to submit their best scientific images for the NanoHelp Calendar 2027.

Our goal is to celebrate the beauty of science, recognize scientific creativity, and showcase the people and laboratories advancing nanoscience and nanotechnology.

1. What Can You Submit?

We welcome high-quality images related to nanoscience, nanotechnology, advanced materials, and associated scientific disciplines.

Eligible image categories include:

• Microscopy: SEM, TEM, AFM, STM, optical microscopy, and other scientific imaging techniques.
• Nanomaterials: Nanoparticles, nanowires, nanofibres, graphene, carbon nanotubes, 2D materials, quantum dots, and nanocomposites.
• Laboratory research: Experimental setups, research activities, instruments, and material synthesis.
• Scientific visualizations: Molecular structures, simulations, atomic arrangements, and scientific illustrations.
• Applications of nanotechnology: Nanomedicine, nanoelectronics, energy materials, sensors, environmental applications, and advanced coatings.
• AI-generated scientific imagery: AI-created visualizations inspired by nanoscience and nanotechnology.

AI-generated images are welcome, provided they are clearly identified as AI-generated and are not misrepresented as genuine experimental or microscopy results.

2. Who Can Participate?

The call is open internationally to:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate students
• PhD scholars and postdoctoral researchers
• Research scientists and professors
• Laboratory technicians and facility specialists
• Industry professionals and R&D teams
• Scientific illustrators and nanotechnology enthusiasts

There is no geographical restriction. Individual researchers and research groups are encouraged to participate.

3. Image Submission Requirements

To ensure that submitted images are suitable for publication, please follow these guidelines:

1. Submit images in the highest available resolution, preferably as PNG or high-quality JPEG files. Original TIFF files may also be supplied where appropriate.
2. Provide a clear, informative title for your image.
3. Include a short description of approximately 50–150 words explaining what the image shows and its scientific significance.
4. Specify the imaging technique or method used, where applicable.
5. Include your full name, current position, laboratory, department, and institutional affiliation.
6. Ensure that scientific labels, units, and scale bars are accurate.
7. Clearly identify AI-generated images and disclose significant AI-assisted alterations to experimental images.
8. Do not submit images that contain confidential research data, identifiable individuals without appropriate consent, or material you are not authorized to share.

Original research images are particularly encouraged. Image enhancement for clarity is acceptable when it does not misrepresent the underlying scientific data.

4. How Will Images Be Selected?

Selection will involve expert scientific evaluation and social media engagement, with the aim of recognizing both scientific quality and audience interest.

A. Expert evaluation

Submissions will be reviewed by relevant experts or members of the NanoHelp selection team. Evaluation may consider:

• Scientific relevance and accuracy
• Image quality, clarity, and visual appeal
• Originality and scientific creativity
• Relevance to nanoscience and nanotechnology
• Quality of the scientific description
• Suitability for publication in a calendar

B. Social media engagement

Where selected images are shared on NanoHelp’s social media channels as part of the evaluation process, audience engagement may also be considered.

Relevant engagement indicators may include likes, reactions, comments, reposts or shares, and other platform-supported interactions.

Important: Social media engagement is one selection factor, not a guarantee of selection. Scientific quality, accuracy, originality, and expert evaluation remain important. Images will not be selected solely based on popularity.

NanoHelp will determine the final selection. The selection process and final decisions will be managed by the NanoHelp team.

5. How to Submit Your Image

Send your submission by email to:

[email protected]

Please use the subject line:

NanoHelp Calendar 2027 — Image Submission — Your Name

Include the following information in your email:

1. Full name
2. Current academic or professional position
3. Laboratory, department, institution, or company
4. Country
5. Image title
6. Short scientific description
7. Imaging technique or image-generation method
8. Image file in the highest available resolution
9. Confirmation that you have the right to submit and authorize the proposed use of the image
10. A link to your professional or institutional profile, if you wish to share it

For AI-generated images, explicitly state: AI-generated image.

6. Website and Social Media Publication

Selected submissions may be featured in:

• The NanoHelp Calendar 2027
• The NanoHelp website
• NanoHelp’s official social media channels
• Promotional posts highlighting scientific images and their contributors

Publication will be subject to selection, image quality, available space, and the relevant permissions.

Where practicable, NanoHelp will credit contributors by name and institutional affiliation. Please provide the exact credit line you would like us to use.

By submitting an image, you confirm that you have the necessary rights and permissions to authorize the uses agreed with NanoHelp. Submission does not automatically transfer ownership or copyright to NanoHelp. Any additional licensing or reuse terms should be agreed with the contributor before publication.

7. Share Your Image and Tag NanoHelp

Contributors are welcome to share their scientific images on their own social media profiles and encourage their colleagues to engage with the campaign.

If you publish your submission publicly:

• Tag the official NanoHelp account on the platform you use.
• Mention NanoHelp Calendar 2027 in your caption.
• Include the image title and a brief scientific explanation.
• Credit your laboratory or institution, where appropriate.
• Use the campaign hashtag #NanoHelpCalendar2027.
• Share the public post link with us by email if you would like it considered as part of the engagement evaluation.

Official NanoHelp LinkedIn page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nanohelp/

Website: https://www.nanohelp.eu

Please ensure that any engagement considered during evaluation is genuine. Paid engagement, artificial interactions, or misleading engagement practices should not be used to influence the selection process.

8. Rules and Conditions

• The submission deadline is 15 November 2026. Submissions received after the deadline may not be considered.
• Each submission must relate to nanoscience, nanotechnology, or a closely related scientific field.
• Contributors must own the image or have permission from the relevant rights holder to submit it for the proposed uses.
• Images must not violate copyright, confidentiality, institutional policies, or third-party rights.
• AI-generated images must be clearly labelled and must not be falsely presented as authentic experimental data.
• Scientific images must not be altered in a way that misrepresents research findings.
• Contributors are responsible for obtaining necessary institutional, collaborator, publisher, or other permissions.
• NanoHelp may request additional information to verify image details, authorship, or permissions.
• Submission does not guarantee selection, publication, calendar inclusion, or social media promotion.
• Selected images may be cropped or resized for layout and formatting, provided the changes do not materially misrepresent the scientific content.
• Any material change to the intended use or licensing arrangements should be discussed with the contributor.
• NanoHelp reserves the right to reject submissions that do not meet the scientific, technical, ethical, or publication requirements.

9. Why Participate?

Your image can do more than illustrate a scientific result. It can inspire students, connect researchers, highlight the work of your laboratory, and make the nanoscale world more accessible to a global audience.

Selected contributors may gain visibility through the NanoHelp Calendar 2027, website, and social media channels.

Showcase your research. Share your discovery. Help us celebrate the science of the very small.

Submit your image by 15 November 2026.

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nanohelp.eu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nanohelp/