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What is enriched uranium, what is it for and why it is so important for nuclear power plants and atomic bombs

THE’enrichment ofuranium It is a fundamental process so much for the production of nuclear energy as for military applications, Like atomic bombs. But what exactly does it mean “enriched”? And why is this productive step so fundamental? THE’enriched uraniumobtained mainly for gaseous centrifugation, it is a mixture of uranium isotopes with a greater percentage of the isotope Uranium-235the only one ...

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Stop the paper identity card for expatriation, from August 2026 it will no longer be valid: how to change it

A facsimile of the electronic identity card. Starting from August 3, 2026 there paper identity card will no longer be valid for expatriation: to establish it is the European regulation 1157/2019, which provides for a strengthening of the safety on the identity documents issued to citizens of the European Union. Although not yet expired, therefore, the old identity card can ...

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Is it true that the “purifying” apartment plants? Here are the best according to NASA

Vase plants are excellent decorative elements that embellish our homes, but perhaps not everyone knows that – in addition to absorbing carbon dioxide, releasing oxygen like all plants – they can also have a functional role, contributing to the purification of the internal environments, often subject to pollution, caused by volatile organic compounds (VOC, from English ORGANICS COMPOUNDS volatile) like ...

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What does “see Pacem Para Bellum” means and what origins the famous Latin expression has

The expression you face pacem para bellum, that is, “if you want peace prepares the war”, often used in military strategies but also in the political field, emphasizes the concept of deterrencethat is, on the idea according to which to have powerful armed forces should make it more unlikely to be attacked and, consequently, should reduce the risk that war ...

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How do you determine the nutritional table? The biochemistry of macronutrientious

Behind the label of each food product there is a table in which the percentages of the various macronutrients are present. But how do you accurately determine how many carbohydrates, proteins, fats and fibers are present within a certain food? Scientific instruments are needed to analyze them from a biochemical point of view. So let’s see what the macronutrients are, ...

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IT attack in South Tyrol causes blackout of various services and infrastructures in the province

A serious targeted computer attack He hit South Tyrol between 23:00 on 23 June and the early hours of June 24, 2025, temporarily compromising some crucial technological infrastructures of Autonomous province of Bolzano with a series of malfunctions that have affected in particular i Civil protection, traffic and emergency services systems interrupting public and private services. The origin of the ...

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“Lumache killer” in Australia? No, the real risk to dogs is a parasitic worm

“Lumaca killer”, “Dog massacre”, “alarm in Australia” … are terms and phrases with which you have probably come across these days on the web. Let’s clarify: a recent study conducted in Australia from the University of Sydney has highlighted an increase in cases of neural angiostrongilosis in the dog caused not by a snail but by a parasitic worm Originally ...