The world’s brightest reading light
We all know how technology has changed the book business. Google, e-books, us and all the other online sellers and marketplaces etc etc…. But The Times has a story about books and technology that I’ve never seen before.
Historic parchment manuscripts that are too fragile to be unfolded, such as parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls, could soon be read without being opened using a scanning technique that relies on the world’s brightest light.