Detective work using terahertz radiation
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 14:02
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Damaging biocides can be detected on old wooden sculptures, hidden wall paintings can be made visible again and the layered structures of pieces of art analyzed. Using terahertz scanners restorers will soon be able to identify quickly, and completely non-destructively, what is happening with an object of art. Fraunhofer scientists will introduce a new generation of such scanners at the denkmal trade fair, from Nov. 22 - 24 in Leipzig, Germany.