The early 20th-century anti-art movement of Marcel Duchamp and Man-Ray rejected conventional forms, declared that art is dead and took a deliberately absurdist approach.

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Under Chief Executive Steve Jobs, Apple has mastered the art of turning microprocessors and cathode ray tubes into objects of mass desire.

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Each has fresco ceilings and a palatial bathroom, plus state-of-the-art technology (Apple TV, Blu-Ray, etc.).

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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery conservators are employing a technique called X-ray Fluorescence (XRF).

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Additionally, forum posters on Blu-ray.com have noticed this (probably not final) box art appearing on Amazon UK recently.

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One of the interesting means the physicists article focuses on is the use of proton-induced x-ray emission (PIXE), which allows for a non-destructive study of art objects.

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The two institutes have developed compact and portable x-ray devices capable of analysing the structure and chemical composition of ancient bones, buildings, and art objects in a non-destructive fashion.

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