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Photos: High-tech 'Mona Lisa'

By // July 18, 2006, 8:39 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • Fans of "" or TV's "Alias" series may be able to find a conspiracy theory to explain this melding of computer technology and classic art, but none comes readily to mind. At the very least, it's a novel way to recycle e-scrap.

    Taiwanese electronics maker Asustek Computer has crafted this replica of the "Mona Lisa" from obsolete motherboards--the image is easier to discern the further you scooch your chair away from your monitor. It's on display at the 9th China Beijing International High-tech Expo.

    Zhang Yue/YLXB/ChinaFotoPress

  • A close-up of the enigmatic smile--not to mention CPUs, memory chips and solder.

    For a gallery of images, from a tiny train to Marvin the Martian, rendered deep within silicon, click here.

    Zhang Yue/YLXB/ChinaFotoPress

Fans of "" or TV's "Alias" series may be able to find a conspiracy theory to explain this melding of computer technology and classic art, but none comes readily to mind. At the very least, it's a novel way to recycle e-scrap.

Taiwanese electronics maker Asustek Computer has crafted this replica of the "Mona Lisa" from obsolete motherboards--the image is easier to discern the further you scooch your chair away from your monitor. It's on display at the 9th China Beijing International High-tech Expo.

Zhang Yue/YLXB/ChinaFotoPress

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