Shallow depth of field is a big issue in cross-section examination. It is not that easy to have your embedded sample perfectly flat and laid horizontally under
I have often been asked what kind of microscope is good for art examination. Briefly, you need a trinocular polarizing microscope with epillumination (from the
A polarizing microscope is a quick method to identify textiles such as painting canvases. To identify common historical textile such as cotton, hemp, wool, silk
Last week I was in Florence visiting my friends at Editech. This is the first established Italian company working on art diagnostics. They had an awesome