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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

 

New Method to Authenticate Photographs

Scientists at the Getty Conservation Institute have developed a new chemical analysis technique that could revolutionize the authentication of historic photographs.Scientists used nondestructive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry analysis to analyze the chemical signatures of numerous historic photographic processes.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

 

AFV Solutions Gets EPA Certification;Propane System for Automobile Engines

AFV Solutions, Inc. an alternative fuel vehicle solution provider, has received a certificate of conformity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its propane conversion system for the 2006 model year Ford Motor Co. 4.6 liter engine. The system allows a vehicle to operate on inexpensive, clean and abundant propane. The AFV Solutions system is an EPA-certified dedicated propane system available for the 2006 Ford 4.6 liter engine. It will be marketed as a conversion system, to be installed on the Ford Crown Victoria, Lincoln Town Car and Mercury Grand Marquis automobiles.

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