10:26 05 March 2014
There is science in this beauty. All the entries in this annual photography competition were taken by engineers from the University of Cambridge as they worked. The winning photo, which looks like a disco sun, captures laser light diffraction. A selection of entries will be on display from 10 March as part of the Cambridge Science Festival. Sandrine Ceurstemont
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First prize went to this image of a laser shining on a liquid crystal spatial light modulator. The diffraction of the light creates this psychedelic pattern. PhD student Ananta Palani uses a similar set-up in his research designing a microscope that can magnify tiny, fast-moving objects. This could allow us to see a virus infecting a cell, which is difficult to observe using existing technology.
(Image: Ananta Palani/Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)
