The ICTP Multidisciplinary Laboratory has received
a €600,000 grant from the local government of Regione Friuli Venezia
Giulia for its project “Development of an X-Ray Portable System for Non-Destructive Analysis of Archeological and Artistic Materials”. The Laboratory, led by Professor Claudio Tuniz, will join efforts
with the Elettra Synchrotron Light Laboratory, based in Trieste, to
develop cutting-edge methodologies and instrumentation. In particular,
a compact and portable X-ray device will be developed for
conducting in-situ non-destructive characterization of a wide range of
materials and small objects. Such methodology can also find useful
applications in other fields such as environmental monitoring, biology,
paleontology and materials science. The project will span over three
years.
