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Lambda joined the XI AIAR Conference in Napoli, 28-30 July 2021, and presented the last results in pigments characterization and 3D archaeological fruition. During the conference Professor Marco Martini was nominated honorary member of AIAR (Associazione Italiana di Archeometria), together with Professor Giovanni Gigante and Professor Ferruccio Petrucci

Lambda is now registered in the International Atomic Energy Agency XRF Facility Database. This year it will take part in the worldwide Proficiency Test for Nuclear and Related Analytical Techniques Laboratories PTNATIAEA19.The test involves distributing to participating laboratories a “clay sample” and a “plant sample” with established homogeneity and composition. The IAEA worldwide Proficiency Test for Nuclear and Related Analytical Techniques Laboratories is organized once per year by the Nuclear

On April 28th 2021 Anna Galli and Gregorio Taccola, professors at the University of Milano Bicocca introduced the book “Nel Quarto Stato” (Nomos ed.) during the program Radio3 Suite – Magazine. The podcast is available here.

On 11th March 2021 at 16.45 the BIPAC centre (Centro interdipartimentale di ricerca sul patrimonio storico artistico e culturale) will present the workshop “Artificial Intelligence for Art”. The workshop will be held by experts from Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Università di Torino, and Meet Digital Culture Center. To view the live event click here.

UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA – PINACOTECA DI BRERA Event type: Video   Analysis and restoration on the “Corsa di cavalli nella stanza”, painted by Giorgio De Chirico. University of Milano Bicocca meets Pinacoteca di Brera for the restoration of the work “Corsa di cavalli nella stanza” by Giorgio De Chirico. Four videos will lead the audience discovering the painting through history, science and restoration. You can also see the promo

A new study on the “Quarto Stato” painting by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, exposed in Milan at the Museo del Novecento is the subject of the book “Nel Quarto Stato. Indagine interdisciplinare sull’opera di Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo” (Nomosis Editore), edited by Rita Capurro, Anna Galli (Lambda Laboratory) and Gregorio Taccola. The publication is one of the results of Mobartech project, sponsored by Regione Lombardia (PON FESR funds). The Lambda

A new goal: the results of the diagnostic campaign on the works of the exhibition “Leonardo e la Madonna Litta” at Museo Poldi Pezzoli are published on Dyes and Pigments (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014372082031809X). The work was possible thanks to the collaboration between Lambda, the Bioimaging and Molecular Phisiology Institute of CNR, and the Physics Department of the University of Milano. The paper is available here

We published a work on the surface dating of some rocks from the Ossimo-Pat megalithic complex. It is a complex structure of 4000 mq. Giancarlo Zerla discovered the first decorated stele covered in woods in 1994, and the excavation continues since then. The work was possible thanks to the collaboration between Lambda and the research group of Raffaella Poggiani Keller. The paper is available here

Miriam Saleh received a special mention from the Scientific Commitee at the SIF National Convention 2020 for her communication “Study on the provenancce of lapislazzuli with XRF, XRL and Raman analyses (M.Saleh, L.Bonizzoni, A. Galli) in Section 6 – Applied physics, accelerators and Cultural Heritage. The list of awarded contributions is published at https://www.sif.it/attivita/congresso/106/comunicazioni. SIF will publish a special number of Il Nuovo Cimento with articles related to the awarded