Wednesday, March 30, 2005

NASA - Destructive Power of Atomic Oxygen Used to Restore Artwork

NASA research into the damage to satellites caused by atomic oxygen in low Earth orbit has led to a new way to restore damaged artwork...
Art restorers have been experimenting with this new technique for several years now, and it seems to work quite well. It's also being tested for medical applications, such as cleaning artificial hip joints before installation. See article for more.

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