Scientific investigation of cultural heritage objects plays a vital role in a responsible modern
approach to conservation and archaeology. Recent advances in spectroscopy, such as the …

Detectors are a key feature of the contemporary scientific approach to cultural heritage (CH),
both for diagnostics and conservation. INFN-CHNet is the network of the Italian National …

Synchrotron-based Fourier transform infrared micro-spectroscopy (SR-μFTIR) was used to
map photo-oxidative degradation of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) and to …

FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) spectroscopy is a non-destructive analytical method that
has been used successfully to analyse both inorganic and organic archaeological material …

Fungal–mineral interactions can produce large amounts of biogenic nano‐size (~ 1–100
nm) minerals, yet their influence on fungal physiology and growth remains largely …

Abstract Paintings and painted objects are quite susceptible to degradation, as paint layers
are usually composed of complex mixtures of materials that can participate in chemical …

Many breakthrough advances that are often at the cutting edge of technological
development take place at synchrotron facilities. In the case of IR spectroscopy, the last …

Infrared (IR) spectromicroscopy, or chemical imaging, is an evolving technique that is poised
to make significant contributions in the fields of biology and medicine. Recent developments …

Over recent decades, numerous studies have highlighted the importance of opal,
chalcedony and quartz varieties, chiefly in volcanic, but also in metamorphic and …

We investigated the effects of the degradation of natural rubber in a test piece of artwork as
well as in test samples that have been exposed to accelerated degradation by UV …