The e-col+ project, led by the National Museum of Natural History, aims to showcase France’s natural history collections through digitisation. By establishing 3D digitisation workflows and developing artificial intelligence tools, the project enables researchers to utilize and enrich these resources. NOVITOM was selected to provide outsourced microtomography services. High-resolution scans
The exhibition ‘Curious Mummies: From the Champollions to the Synchrotron’, created by Caroline Dugand and Laure Antunes for the Champollion Museum in Vif, traces the evolution of research into ancient Egyptian mummies and how they are perceived. From the physical analyses of the Champollion brothers to 21st-century virtual analyses, several
A new approach for assessing skin ageing and treatment efficacy Understanding how collagen organisation changes with age remains a major challenge in skin research. While macroscopic alterations can be identified at the fibre bundle scale using conventional histology, many of the most significant age-related modifications occur at a much finer
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is used to map the topology (i.e. profilometry) of the cuticle while measuring the mechanical properties of adhesion and Young’s modulus in the same area, with nanometric measurement steps. These measurements are used to assess the quality of the cuticle and its adhesion properties. Images obtained
X-ray tomography is now a reference method for non-destructive three-dimensional imaging. Its principle is based on capturing a large number of X-ray images from different angles, which are then combined digitally to reconstruct the internal structure of an object. Tomography, which has become essential in various fields such as material
Searching for clues leading to the authentication of a work of art is a complex process that requires consideration of all aspects of the work, including artistic and historical aspects, of course, but also the materials used. For statues, the difficulty lies in the fact that the interior is not
Why perform microCT during tensile/compression tests? The use of microtomography during tensile/compression tests enables the impact of stresses on the microstructure of a sample to be visualised in 3D and in real time, so that macroscopic mechanical properties or morphological changes can be understood and then predicted. 3D visualisation of
X-ray diffraction reveals the structural organisation of the intercorneocyte lipids in the stratum corneum X-ray microdiffraction (µXRD) unveils the structural organization of the intercorneocyte lipids in the stratum corneum : Lamellar stacking (SAXS) => layer thickness and organization quality Crystalline and fluid structures inside the lipid layers (WAXS) => hexagonal/orthorhombic/amorphous
A recent study conducted by Xploraytion, Novitom, Merck and their partners shows how the internal structures of tablets are visualised in 3D, non-destructively and in real time. The resolution, speed, and sensitivity of synchrotron X-rays make it possible to capture coating uniformity, porosity, and disintegration dynamics in just a few
The images from X-ray microtomography (μCT) allow for advanced analyses at the fiber level: composites, fabrics, plants, paper. We have developed algorithms dedicated to high-resolution image analyses in order to calculate the orientation fields of fibers in samples or complete parts. The material is probed ‘as-is’, without the need to
