Chemical ghosts - Dr Phil Manning | The Royal Society
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Channel: The Royal Society · 2012 · Science & Technology
Fossils possess hidden secrets encoded in their chemistry. Some of the brightest x-ray light sources in the world allow the imaging, analysis, and reconstruction of chemical traces from prehistoric life. Dr Phil Manning from the Chemical ghosts exhibit taking part in the 2012 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition discusses his work.
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