By tracking the chemicals in "old book smell" and other musuem odors, conservators can react quickly to preserve priceless art and artifacts at the first signs of degradation
Medications can be compromised in many different ways. For example, they may be bulked up with fillers, or they can degrade because they are stored improperly
"This work is an excellent example of the materials advances possible when we close the feedback loop between first principles calculations and atomic resolution electron microscopy," says researcher