HSG Project Selected as Finalist in the CHEDAR Challenge
HSG-DB Selected as Finalist in the CHEDAR Challenge The Heritage Science Group Data Bank, developed at CNR[…]
Will We Lose the Smell of Chocolate? A Scientific Story from Modica
A recent article published in Focus has brought an unexpected question into the spotlight: could we one[…]
HeRiDe Project Officially Kicks Off Today
The HeRiDe (Advancing HERItage Science procedures for DEpth-resolved risk condition assessment of wall paintings) project officially starts[…]
Highlights from the Heritage Science Group at the Symposium of the CNR-INO
In December 2025, the Heritage Science Group of the National Institute of Optics (CNR-INO) took part in the[…]
Reproducing Fire-Born Soot to Advance Cleaning Research: New Results from the MOXY Project
Understanding how to safely and effectively remove soot from cultural heritage objects is a pressing challenge—particularly in[…]
Unveiling Giotto’s Secrets: Advanced Laser Technology Reveals Hidden Transformations in the Bardi Chapel Frescoes
A groundbreaking collaboration between heritage scientists and conservators is shedding new light on one of Italy’s most[…]
What can modern science reveal about the world’s earliest photographs?
A new study by researchers from CNR-INO, in collaboration with colleagues from CNR-ISPC Catania and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, has[…]
A New Platform for Non-Invasive Analysis of Painted Surfaces: Integrating 3D Scanning and SSE TM Raman Mapping
A recent study, “Spatially registered 3D and sequentially shifted Raman mapping for painted surface characterization“, presents a[…]
From the Macchiaioli to Modern Science: CNR-INO Contributions to Understanding Giovanni Fattori
The exhibition at Villa Mimbelli (Livorno), celebrating the anniversary of Giovanni Fattori’s birth, opens a new chapter[…]
Exploring the Secrets of a Roman Fresco at Baia Castle
In October 2025, Valentina Di Sarno and Alessandra Rocco, researchers at CNR-INO, together with colleagues from CNR-ISASI[…]