Dolphins have always fascinated humans: they’re sociable, they’re intelligent, they’re very agile and they love playing in the water, doing acrobatics. There’s something more, some news from the world of bottlenose dolphins… Bottlenose dolphins squeak, …
Physics
Italy: aurora shines far south
Last night, Italy had a special show: the boreal aurora shined in the North of Italy. Our unusually active Sun produced a surface explosion a few days ago that sent out a burst of electrons, …
The triumph of the quantum theory: quantum dots and attoseconds for electron dynamics
Almost a century ago began the history of quantum mechanics. Today we can say that quantum principle, effects and applications are everywhere in our world. The proof is that the last week two important Nobel …
Brian May on climate change
Brian May is not only one of the most famous guitarist of the world, but he’s also an astrophysicist. He finished the PhD in 2007 and recently he has contributed to an intersting book “Bennu: …
A glass of “Juice” from the space
In this case Juice is not something to drink, the Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer, is the mission of the European Space Agency, travelling to discover Jupiter’s secrets. After a journey of approximately eight years, the …
Somewhere over the rainbow
One of the most frequently asked question by students is “Tell us something about rainbow”. Probably because since the ancient times rainbow has always fascinated the human nature. Many songs, movies, stories tell something about …