Inks, dyes, pigments, and other materials which may appear indistinguishable to the eye often appear differently in NIR (Near Infra Red) images. Printed matter, engravings and photographs that have become undecipherable through dirt or age or other damage can frequently be revealed when viewed through the Modified Camera. Mechanical or chemical erasure can often be determined, even if overwritten, provided the overwriting is in an ink transparent to NIR. Even writing on documents charred in fires can also be readable provided the charring has not gone too far. Differences in inks and dyes used in forged documents, certificates or identification can also be distinguished when viewed through the Camera. The Modified Camera often penetrates the surface of ancient inks and dyes of paintings, art or artifacts and reveal what lies beneath. Thus, paintings or other similar works of art can be examined to determine the authenticity of those or to see if there has been over-painting or other alterations.

Particularly, see-through techniques often show off its surprising ability to make visible a subject that gives our eyes very little or no clue as to its existence. Here is one example: The subject was a letter that had been placed in a home-made time capsule and buried near the cornerstone of a private home. 20 years later it was unearthed and, to the dismay of the family, all the words written by the mother of the family with pen and ink were washed away by water that had seeped into the box. The residual ink remaining in the paper was quite invisible to the naked eye but the see-through technique reveals the messages dramatically. Thus, the Modified Infra-Red Camera can be a simple yet powerful tool for the study of faded, burned, worn, dirty or altered documents or paintings, secret writing and so forth.

AND MORE !!! JUST IMAGINE WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY !!!