Digital fingerprints: High-tech security for ancient artifacts

数字指纹:高科技守护古代文物

Round Table China

2026-06-03

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Centuries of art history, billions of dollars, and one problem that may finally have a solution. Fingerprint of Things (FoT) technology now allows researchers to use microscopic bubble patterns and tangled paper fibers as natural ID cards for ancient objects. / Are you a future faker (14:58)? On the show: Steve, Yushan & Yushun
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • You're tuned in to Roundtable.

  • I'm Steve Hatherly today with Yushun and Yushan.

  • Coming up: centuries of art history, billions of dollars, and one big problem.

  • Until now, researchers were using microscopic bubble patterns

  • and tangled paper fibers as natural ID cards for ancient objects.

  • Call it the fingerprint of a thing.

  • It is already guarding treasures on international tours,

  • but if we map every secret detail of our past, digital records never disappear.

  • After that, you meet someone and sparks fly.

  • Soon they are describing the dream home you will have together,

  • the overseas trips that you will take, the holidays with mom and dad.

  • It all sounds so perfect, too perfect.

  • Researchers call it future faking.

  • Big romantic promises with no intention behind them.

  • But the latest is worst.

  • It's called financial future faking.

  • A partner fakes their wealth to seal the deal.

  • Now younger generations are extremely worried about who they are dating.