'Super-scope' shines on Mary Rose

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Geee, I hope she won't get sunburnt.:p

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Super-scope' shines on Mary Rose

Light rays, 10 billion times brighter than the Sun, are being used to probe the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose.

The research is taking place at the Diamond synchrotron, a beam-generating machine that covers the area of five football pitches.
Scientists are using the facility in a bid to fine-tune the conservation of the historic vessel's timbers. The Mary Rose, pride of Henry VIII's English fleet, sank in 1545 and lay on the sea bed until being raised in 1982.
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I saw this myself earlier, and debated about posting it here. It's an absolutely intriguing study, and it'll be interesting to see what they find - possibly a way to help preserve it better. Thanks for posting it, Allegra!
 
10 billion times brighter! And I thought that nuclear fusion was pretty impressive at 100,000,000 C. Well, if it conserves one of our most beloved pieces of history, then I've no problem with it
 
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