Stradivarius Violin ‘Replicated’ Using CAT Scans

“A Stradivarius violin has been ‘recreated’ using an X-ray scanner normally used to detect cancers and injuries, according to researchers. The US-based group used a computerised axial tomography (CAT) scanner on the 307-year-old instrument to reveal its secrets. They then used the data recovered to build ‘nearly exact copies’.”