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AI helps ID paint chemistry of Berlin Wall murals


Italian scientists designed a neural network to analyze spectral data from handheld Raman spectroscopy devices.

"The binders serve to hold the mixture together and allow it to adhere to the surface on which it is spread; emulsifiers, antioxidants, biocides, plasticizers, and other components are added to improve specific properties." Close examination of chips, labeled according to their blue, yellow, or red color, that once belonged to art on the Berlin Wall reveals brushstrokes, multiple layers, and the pigments used. Jennifer is a senior reporter at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.

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