25 years of collaboration among CNR INO and OPD

The joint CNR-INO and OPD Optical Metrology laboratory: a successful model for the conservation of Italian cultural heritage

On the 12th of November 1998, Tito Arecchi, the esteemed Director of the National Institute of Optics, joined forces with Giorgio Bonsanti, the eminent Superintendent of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, to formalize an agreement that would solidify the scientific collaboration of the two institutes. This collaboration, which had already been flourishing for years under […]

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Art and Science: HSG study Artemisia’s Allegory of Inclination with 3D digital technology

The Artemisia UpClose project is sponsored by Calliope Arts and Christian Levett, in collaboration with Fondazione Casa Buonarroti at the Buonarroti Museum. In this video, Physicist Raffaella Fontana, Director of Research, tells about the conservation of Artemisia’s Allegory of Inclination using 3D digital technology. The project is hosted in The Opificio delle Pietre Dure (OPD), […]

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A HSG image used as a cover story in the Journal of Imaging

The research reporting on the prototype for the reflectance photoacoustic imaging applied for the first time in the Heritage Science field appears as the cover story of Journal of Imaging. The research reinforces the fruitful collaboration between the Heritage Science Group of CNR-INO and IESL-FORTH. The image is part of the article “Revealing Hidden Features […]

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Review: Reflectance Imaging Spectroscopy in Heritage Science

A comprehensive review focused on Reflectance Imaging Spectroscopy (RIS) applied in the field of Heritage Science The CNR-INO Heritage Science Group has recently published a comprehensive review focused on Reflectance Imaging Spectroscopy (RIS) applied in the field of Heritage Science in “La rivista del Nuovo Cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica”, edited by Springer Nature.By […]

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