Researchers at FRIB ’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) are developing isotopes to be embedded below the surface of valuable artworks to help owners fight the lucrative forgery business. FRIB is funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy. The isotopes would give the artworks a unique signature that could be checked with a detector, said researchers John Steele and Wolfgang Bauer . John Steele of Facility for Rare Isotope Beams said the the Detroit Institute of Arts development would provide galleries with another tool for checking authenticity. The FRIB 's main purpose is to produce rare isotopes to help scientists understand the universe and the forces that have shaped it.
Researchers at FRIB ’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) are developing isotopes to be embedded below the surface of valuable artworks to help owners fight the lucrative forgery business. The isotopes would give the artworks a unique signature that could be checked with a detector, said researchers John Steele and Wolfgang Bauer . John Steele of Facility for Rare Isotope Beams said the the Detroit Institute of Arts development would provide galleries with another tool for checking authenticity. The FRIB 's main purpose is to produce rare isotopes to help scientists understand the universe and the forces that have shaped it.