Summary + Context

I used an Olympus DSX-1000 Digital Optical Microscope to capture a silicon wafer (chip) patterned with aluminum squares. When zoomed out, the different sized squares create a grayscale effect that makes an image. 

This image won best optical microscope image at MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) Breakerspace Image Contest. The Breakerspace is a materials lab open to use by all undergraduates at MIT, which is where I took this photo.

I made this chip as part of a tour of MIT's Nano Lab.

Link: https://dmse.mit.edu/education/dmse-breakerspace/microscope-image-contest/