CERN’s Timepix particle detectors, developed by the Medipix2 Collaboration, help unravel the secret of a long-lost painting by the great Renaissance master, Raphael.

What does CERN have to do with 3D colour x-rays and 19th century paintings?

The story of how detector components ended up in medical imaging, in art restoration and even in space.

BBC on Fake Art – InsightART in the report!