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• Painting materials in San Salvatore crypt, Italy, confirmed to be from the Lombard Period

  New York | Heidelberg, 11 December 2024
  Complemeting PIXE spectroscopy with two further techniques, electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, plus infrared photography has allowed a full characterisation of the pigments making up these important medieval paintings.

• Exploring the impacts of particle parameters on self-propelled motions

  New York | Heidelberg, 11 December 2024
  Phase transitions in the collective motions of self-propelled particles are directly impacted both by the initial velocity of each particle, and the repulsive radius surrounding them.

• Taking a step back from the membrane debate

  New York | Heidelberg, 10 December 2024
  New progress in a long-standing debate about the nature of biological cell membranes could be made by considering which aspects of the membrane can be captured in simplified simulations