A compact nuclear reactor to egg shape capable of powering a home for over 10 years without maintenance: this is the promise with which the Enronan energy company that has been active in the sector for decades, would have promoted its new product in 2020 The Egg. Too bad that… it’s one hoax! Or better said: asatirical artistic work made ...
Aliia Nasyrova holds the record as the living woman with the longest hair in the world. Credit: Aliia Nasyrova, via Facebook Curly or straight, brunette or blonde, short bob or… long 2 meters and 57 centimeters! This is the incredible length of the hair of Aliia Nasyrovathe holder of the Guinness World Records for longer hair on a woman living ...
There Hanoi tower is a puzzle created by the French mathematician Édouard Lucas d’Amiens and presented for the first time in 1883. The game consists of three stakes and from a series of discs of different sizes that they must be move respecting some precise rules. When the puzzle was released, it was accompanied by a story designed to make ...
Image generated with AI. That Nikola Tesla that he was an eccentric character is certainly nothing new, even if of all the rumors about him one periodically returns to circulate with alarmist tones, namely the one relating to the alleged invention of a machine to generate earthquakes. Tesla – according to supporters of this theory – would have voluntarily created ...
There shame and the sense of guilt there are two moral emotions which we often confuse. In fact, in both we hear of having violated a social norm or having done something perceived as wrongbut the way they influence our identity and behavior is very different. Psychologists, philosophers and historians have long studied these emotions, as they play a role ...
THE’average height of Italians And increased significantly during the twentieth century, to stabilize in recent years. According to Istat data, at the beginning of the twentieth century, boys 1.80 meters tall were a very rare exception, just 1.3%, and their average height was only 165 cm. Today, however, theaverage height is of 177.8cm for men and of 164.5cm for women. ...
In recent years several experiments of nuclear fusion have achieved historic goals and many countries are investing billions to transform it from a scientific dream to a concrete energy technology. But it’s true that it doesn’t produce waste radioactive? What differentiates it from nuclear fission? Fission efusion in comparison The process of fission used in nuclear power plants break nuclei ...
The limestone it is one of the main enemies of electric kettles. It is formed when thehard waterrich in calcium and magnesium, is heated: insoluble salts, such as calcium carbonate (CaCO3)are deposited on the walls, creating typical white crusts. Not only is it not much to look at (the outer glass becomes all opaque compared to the transparency of the ...
AI-generated image for illustrative purposes. There Chinaas we know, loves to do things big, especially when it comes to infrastructure. And the underwater tunnel they are building now will be no different, with an expected length of well 120km! The main objective of the Bohai Strait Tunnel will be to connect the cities of by train Dalian and Yantai crossing ...
“Do you pay in cash or by card?” It’s a question we hear almost every day now. And beyond convenience or simple habit, a mechanism could be hidden behind our choice we are not fully awarewhich can unconsciously influence ours purchasing behaviors (and the size of your shopping cart). According to neuroscience (applied to neuromarketing), the payment method could affect ...