All Conservation articles – Page 2
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NewsArt conservation using saliva wins chemistry Ig Nobel
Prizes given for research that first makes you laugh and then make you think reward some more unlikely discoveries
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ResearchIron-trapping nanoparticles could help preserve the Mary Rose
Removing iron from the 16th century shipwreck’s wooden structures can halt the formation of sulfuric acid
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OpinionPreserving the Naica Cave of Crystals
Visitors are changing the chemistry of a natural wonder of the world
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FeatureThe art of conservation
The Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles is developing innovative new approaches to art conservation. Fiona Case paid them a visit
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ResearchHydrogel saves precious artwork to reveal hidden ‘Michelangelo’ message
New non-invasive technique safely removes sticky tape without damaging works of art
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ResearchSniffing out museums' decaying plastic artefacts
Analysing volatile compounds may help museums protect old celluloid film and other polymer heritage items
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FeatureIlluminating manuscript treasures
Rachel Brazil takes a look at the Fitzwilliam Museum’s illuminated manuscripts and learns their scientific stories
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ResearchCars blamed for black patch blight on historic monuments
Rock varnish growth also linked to sealants used in conservation
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ResearchElemental maps reveal hidden beauty of Roman portrait
Analysis of a degraded wall painting at Herculaneum may help conservators clean and restore it
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ResearchA light in shining armour
Spectroscopic technique illuminates blueing process in a 16th century gauntlet
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NewsHow the British Library preserves ancient manuscripts
Acidity will destroy paper without conservation and careful handling
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NewsThe great beauty of chemistry
Heritage science is growing fast and Rocco Mazzeo wants more chemists to chip in
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ResearchX-ray fluorescence reveals van Eyck’s original colours
Elemental imaging shows alterations to famous Ghent Altarpiece by the van Eyck brothers
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ResearchTheory of crack networks helps understand paint ageing
New model could benefit art conservators and geologists
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ResearchChemists uncover original colour of Finnish palace clock
Clock faces changed back to black after spectroscopy reveals paint composition
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NewsHidden face revealed beneath Degas painting
Portrait reconstructed using x-ray fluorescence elemental maps
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ResearchUnstable dyes to blame for Van Gogh’s waning Sunflowers
Computer calculations predict why Van Gogh’s dyes are splitting on the canvas
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ResearchAncient scrolls roll back first use of metallic inks by centuries
X-ray fluorescence reveals lead-based inks in papyrus from town destroyed in Mount Vesuvius eruption
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NewsLow-cost sensors helped guard Disney artwork on China trip
Collaboration between researchers, Walt Disney and the Getty has yielded technology to protect artwork from pollution
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