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There was a time when I narrowly thought that science and art exist at opposite ends of a spectrum.

It was hard to envision Einsteins and Pollocks collaborating. Yet, according to an article I read last month in the New York Times, that's exactly what's happening at the Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in Cambridge.

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The results are innovative, to say the least.

For example, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz was able to etch superfine lines on a single grain of sand. It took four years of trial and error in co-operation with lab technician Marcelo Coelho at M.I.T's Media Lab.

Muniz used an electron microscope with a focused ion beam to create images of castles. They were then scanned and printed large scale for a series called "Sandcastles."

The article goes on to describe other projects, including the fabrication of art pieces with trained virus cells (!) and Tom