X-rays 'read' burnt Vesuvius scroll

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 15:00 in Physics & Chemistry

An X-ray scanning technique allows physicists to read letters from a fragile, burnt scroll dug from beneath Mount Vesuvius - without unrolling it.

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