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Smells like ancient society: Scientists find ways to study and reconstruct past scents

Posted: 28 Mar 2022 08:21 AM PDT

In a new paper, researchers discuss the importance of scent in human history and address how and why experts might investigate smells from the past.

Keeping the light from fading

Posted: 25 Mar 2022 06:38 AM PDT

Researchers used mathematical methods to compensate for changes in the natural illumination during the course of long-exposure scan of stained-glass windows. This approach may help digitize other cultural artifacts more accurately.