The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) has recently commissioned the new
Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS). The gain in brightness as well as the continuous …

Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) has
become a powerful method to extract spatially resolved chemical information in complex …

The cultural heritage community is increasingly exploring synchrotron radiation (SR) based
techniques for the study of art and archaeological objects. When considering heterogeneous …

Monodisperse CdS spheres are considered ideal building blocks for fabricating photonic
crystals (PCs) with a strong band gap and brilliant structural colors due to the high refractive …

Light is a determining factor in the discoloration of plastics, and photodegradation processes
can affect the molecular structures of both the polymer and colorants. Limited studies …

The deterioration of cadmium yellow paints in artworks by Joan Miró (1893–1983) and in
painting materials from his studios in Mallorca (Spain) was investigated. Analysis of samples …

In conservation science, the identification of painting materials is fundamental for the study
of artists' palettes, for dating and for understanding on-going degradation phenomena. For …

Cadmium red is the name used for denoting a class of twentieth century artists' pigments
described by the general formula CdS 1− x Se x. For their vibrant hues and excellent …

Abstract Mica/(Ni, Sb)-co-doped rutile yellow composite pigment with a high near-infrared
reflectance was prepared via mechanochemical pretreatment and subsequent sintering.(Ni …

Cadmium yellows are a class of inorganic pigments introduced during the middle of the 19th
c. and widely employed by modern painters. Recent research has reported the degradation …