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The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has been researching the use of terahertz (THz) band from its source to industrial applications. Major accomplishments to date include the development of THz devices such as a quantum cascade laser source, a portable stand-off imaging system, an establishment of propagation model, and a spectral database. We also encourage applications in a range of research fields, such as art conservation science. Because standardisation will be an important step in making the THz wave a common tool, NICT will be pursuing THz methodological activities.

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The authors would like to thank Aoyama Gakuin Univeristy and Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara for their collaboration, and Galleria degli Uffizi for providing the first opportunity to apply THz imaging to a masterpiece.

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Hosako, I., Fukunaga, K. Terahertz Technology Research at NICT. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 32, 722–731 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-010-9740-y

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