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Dream Machine detects forgeries with rapid X ray analysis
Victor Hanson, a 77-year-old scientist at Winterthur Museum, uses a Energy Dispersive Kray Fluorescence Spectrometer to verify authenticity of art objects without sampling. The device analyzes elemental composition to distinguish modern reproductions from historic pieces, aiding curators globally and preventing misattributions in auctions and collections.
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Greenville
Del
Peter Stuyvesant
Victor Hanson
Henry Francis du Pont
Christie’s
Catherine the Great
Hanson
Society of Apped Spectroscopy
Winterthur
Paul Revere