Today, with the ESRF's ultra-bright X-rays and cutting edge
synchrotron scanning techniques, their true identity has been revealed.
Not exact matches
Using a variety of
techniques, including
Synchrotron Rapid
Scanning X-ray Fluorescence — a chemical imaging method developed at Stanford University that permits the detection of low levels of elements across large surfaces — the team was able to visualize the remains of pigments in several fossil birds, including the 150 - million - year - old Archaeopteryx and the 125 - million - year - old Confuciusornis.
The international team of scientists, led by Dr Vincent Fernandez of the ESRF's ID19 beamline, applied high performance
synchrotron X-ray
scanning techniques such as X-ray
synchrotron tomography to study the embryos inside the tiny eggs.