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Posted on 15th September 202015th September 2020

Science on the Sofa 2020

How do we test different materials found in paintings in the conservation lab? Learn about this and much more from Science on the Sofa, the free online event from …

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Posted on 13th June 201912th October 2021

Explaining the Science of Steam, Wafers and Flaky Paint

Fun time last Sunday at the Glasgow Science Festival explaining what steam, pink panther wafers and flaky paint have in common. Public engagement is such an important part of …

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Posted on 30th May 201912th October 2021

ICCST/12 Presentation

Cécilia Gauvin from the IMPASTOW team recently presented at the 12th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology held in Sorrento, Italy on 8-10 May 2019. The talk covered …

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Posted on 30th May 201912th October 2021

Flaky Paint at the Glasgow Science Festival

How do changes in the environment cause paintings to flake? Come along and test for yourself how moisture causes the layers of paintings on wood to flake. Just as …

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Posted on 21st March 201912th October 2021

ECF22 Presentation

Joe Wood from the IMPASTOW team recently presented at the 22nd European Conference on Fracture – ECF22: Loading and Environment Effects on Structural Integrity held in Belgrade, Serbia on …

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Posted on 13th March 201812th October 2021

Talk at the Hunterian Art Gallery

Join us on Tuesday, 20th March 2018 at the Hunterian Art Gallery in Glasgow for a lunchtime talk by Cécilia Gauvin on The IMPASTOW Project: Seeing through the Cracks …

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