News articles tagged with 'art'
Listening to ancient colours
— 3 Sep 2010 12:13 | TechnologyA team of McGill chemists have discovered that a technique known as photoacoustic infrared spectroscopy could be used to identify the composition of pigments used in art work that is…
Laser surgery technique gets new life in art restoration
— 25 Feb 2010 13:46 | TechnologyA laser technique best known for its use to remove unwanted tattoos from the skin is finding a second life in preserving great sculptures, paintings and other works of art, according…
Metal composition hold key to identity of modern sculptures
— 30 Jul 2009 15:29 | ChemistryBy linking data from the alloy composition of modern sculptures with parameters from art history, Dr Marcus Young from Northwestern University together with collaborators from the Art…
A Venus figurine from the Swabian Jura rewrites prehistory
— 13 May 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontologyThe 2008 excavations at Hohle Fels Cave in the Swabian Jura of southwestern Germany recovered a female figurine carved from mammoth ivory from the basal Aurignacian deposit. This figurine,…
Industry no threat to WA's Burrup rock art
— 22 Mar 2009 17:40 | EnvironmentA four-year monitoring project has found no evidence that emissions from industries located on the Burrup Peninsula are damaging the Heritage-listed Burrup rock art…
Experts detect fake art from originals
— 14 Jul 2008 17:42 | TechnologyAs museums continue to digitise their art collections, it becomes increasingly easier for paintings to be forged. Two Penn State researchers are part of an international team working…
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