Captured Lightning: Fractal-like Lichtenberg Figures Frozen in Acrylic Blocks by Bert Hickman
Bert, 62, from Woodridge, Illinois, explains: “To create our sculptures, we rent “beam time” on a five million volt particle accelerator. As the accelerator injects huge numbers of electrons inside a clear acrylic plastic specimen, a huge electrical charge (typically 1 – 2.5 million volts) builds inside”