The science of oil paint cleaning is an interdisciplinary and challenging field of study due to
the complex nature of both paintings and cleaning materials. The topic requires an intimate …

The ID21 beamline (European Synchrotron Radiation facility, France) is a multi micro-
analytical platform combining X-ray and infrared micro-probes, for characterization of …

Most biomimetic stealth materials have difficulty in achieving the “homochromatic and
homospectral” of green vegetation and therefore have low spectral similarity to green …

In many urban areas, elevated soil lead (Pb) concentrations are indicators of community-
level Pb exposure. Here, we examine the spatial distribution and speciation of legacy soil Pb …

The in situ non invasive methods have experienced a significant development in the last
decade because they meet specific needs of analytical chemistry in the field of cultural …

Recent studies are concisely reviewed, in which X-ray beams of (sub) micrometre to
millimetre dimensions have been used for non-destructive analysis and characterization of …

The painter, Vincent van Gogh, and some of his contemporaries frequently made use of the
pigment chrome yellow that is known to show a tendency toward darkening. This pigment …

The absorption of light gives a pigment its colour and its reason for being, but it also creates
excited states, that is, new molecules with an energy excess that can be dissipated through …

Synchrotron photon-based methods are increasingly being used for the physico-chemical
study of ancient and historical materials (archaeology, palaeontology, conservation …

Hidden, sub-surface paint layers and features contain valuable information for the art-
historical investigation of a painting's past and for its conservation for coming generations …