0

Arduino

Aug 11, 2015/ Comments Off / in Bacone, Technology / by

ARDUINO is an integrated solution for designing and prototyping electronic device. It is made by a micro-controller and related circuitry together with a sensors equipment useful for different applications. By means of this platform it is possible to realized in a simple way interactive devices leveraging light light and speed sensors, temperature and humidity sensors,…

Read More
0

Data environment

Jul 28, 2015/ Comments Off / in Simula, Technology, Utopia / by

The data environment of Scienza Nuova is made by two main rooms: 1) the Interactive room, with displays of various sizes such as a video wall and other multi-touch interactive surfaces that can be used simultaneously by different users. The interactive surfaces are synchronized with a sensor system that allows to observe and record the…

Read More
0

Caravaggio: track the dark light

Jul 27, 2015/ Comments Off / in Other projects, News / by

The project in the context of Digital Humanities results from the synergy between the living labs ERITAGE 2.0 and SIMULA. The pictorial behaviour of Caravaggio and the fruition experience of his works are explored through a device for monitoring the observer’s eye path (eye-tracker). The project is focused on the study of some of the Lombard painter’s…

Read More
0

Caravaggio: track the dark light

Jul 15, 2015/ Comments Off / in Video / by

Is there a narrative path in the works of Caravaggio that the painter has consciously built? The “forming light ” which Cesare Brandi refers to in order to explain how the bodies and things in the works of the artist are revealed to our eyes, has a role in the “discovery” of his paintings, from…

Read More
0

FT-IR spectroscope

Jul 15, 2015/ Comments Off / in Heritage, Technology / by

The FT-IR  analysis (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) is a spectroscopic technique usually used in the field of analytical chemistry and materials characterization, as well as in physical chemistry for the study of chemical bonds. It allows to recognize the functional groups within both organic and inorganic molecules. It is used for the characterization of coloring…

Read More
0

Raman spectroscope

Jul 15, 2015/ Comments Off / in Heritage, Technology / by

Leveraging the Raman spectroscopy, the microscope allows to probe surfaces with a resolution of less than 1 micrometer. It is exploited for the characterization of pigments and dyes on ceramic, stone and glazed materials, as well as the identification of degradation products applied on painted surfaces, glass, ceramics, metals, stone.

Read More