Curtis Desselles is a sucker for science, according to ArkLaTexhomepage.com.
His latest and greatest work comes in the form of a three millimeter chip. He calls it the “Eddy Current Analyzer.”…which blends old technology with new innovation.
“If I can use this and look at the changes in the medal and voltage changes, I can make a picture of what’s underneath inside the medal. Something like an MRI or cat scan of medals.
For example, engravings were once on this 17th century sterling silver coupon. Over time, the markings were wiped off and eventually lost. Desselles system was able to recover the markings and come up with the words.
Such work has caught the eye of colleagues around the country.
Desselles invention has helped crack cases in Chicago, St. Louis…and maybe soon Wisconsin.
Photo from Terry Wha