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Preservation research

Preservation research

The NFSA is acknowledged as a world leader in scientific archival research.

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Faded Silver

Investigations into a process to intensify the faded silver image to enable the duplicated image to be nearer to the original.
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Ventilated film cans

Investigating film can design and the use of ventilation to remove the catalysing acids that accelerate film decomposition.
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Magnetic stripes

Processes for re-adhering a lifted magnetic stripe.

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