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The Art of String Theory

Andrew Hanson of Indiana University used mathematics to model the elegant Calabi-Yau quintic, a prime candidate for the hidden dimensions of string theory. Bathsheba Grossman uses Hanson's mathematical renderings to create 3D artwork, etching the inside of this glass cube using a focused laser.
Image credit: Bathsheba Sculpture LLC; Andrew J. Hanson, Indiana University