Disease Detection Inspired by Butterfly Photonics--2022 Honorable Mention Winner. In Art of Science

Caption: The properties of butterfly wings may help us understand how to better diagnose cancer Participant category: Undergraduate student Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering This image contains an arrangement of various images taken through a microscope. There is no color correction or grading, the color you see was captured under the microscope. The rainbow-like kaleidoscope pattern is created with dozens of images of butterfly wings as seen through a microscope through a Berek compensator. The central image is a tissue sample containing breast cancer. The colored squares are nanofabricated metasurfaces.