Behind the Sibilla A enigmatic and mysterious figure is hiding that has its roots in theAncient Greek mythologycrosses centuries of history and spreads beyond the borders of the Peloponnese. It is a generic name indicating a prophetess inspired by the gods which, according to tradition, was capable of predict the future through dark and a little ambiguous oracles. The term ...
A study commissioned by Lufthansa has shown that food loses about 30% of its flavor when it is tasted in flight. But how the environment of an air cabin suspended at the cruise altitude can influence ours perception of taste? Let’s find out how it works the perception of flavors and like the low pressurethe poor humidity and the background ...
Anastasia Romanov it was one of the daughters of Nicola II, Last tsar of Russia dirty in 1917. Anastasia grew with all the privileges guaranteed by his condition, but after the Russian revolutionlike the rest of his family, was placed on arrests by order of the provisional government. In 1918 the Bolshevik government, which had overturned the provisional government with ...
A concrete modified and combined with a biogeldeveloped by an innovative startup of the University of Delft in Holland – and on the market for some time, it is the secret of the innovative musk facades that transform concrete walls into self -sufficient green spaces, without irrigation or maintenance as required. As well as the innovative aesthetic value of the ...
Although for many people they are an indispensable accessory, the eyeglasses There are from a relatively recent timewere inventedin all likelihood, by the master glassmakers of Muranonear Venice, in 1200. And even more recent are the sunglasses that, in their modern shape, date back to the 1700s. Over the centuries, glasses have become increasingly efficient and today, in addition to ...
Modified image with AI. Have passed by now 76 years from that tragic May 4, 1949when at hours 17:03 a trimotor plane Fiat G.212CP with on board the whole football team of the great Turin He crashed on Basilica of Supergain Piedmont, a 675 meters altitude. Unfortunately in this tragic accident they died well 31 peopleincluding all members of the ...
The Penny Black It is the first stamp emitted in the world. Conceived in England by Rowland Hillthe Penny Black enters into force the May 1, 1840 And it goes out of course in 1855, to be replaced with new specimens. It is called this why It has the value of 1 penny and reports the image of the Queen ...
The Gore-Tex And Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), also known as Teflon, which worked at low temperatures develops micropors that guarantee them thermal insulation and which prevents the water from entering, making it waterproof. The name derives from the entrepreneur Wilbert L. Gore and from his son Robert W. and literally means “Gore fabric”. The characteristics of the Gore-Tex: waterproof, warmth and durability ...
How many times we happened to turn on a candle or fire in the fireplace with a match? Although today they are replaced by the most modern lighters, the matches remain the fascinating objects present in our homes. Behind the simple gesture of turning them on, there is an interesting chemical and physical process which makes the match almost a ...
There Valle d’Aosta It is a region with a special statute of theNorth-western Italy. His identity is strongly conditioned by territory mountain on which it stands: the region is in fact the smallest in Italy by surface (3 258.61 km2) and is entirely enclosed by the highest reliefs of the Alpine arc, in particular by the sections of the Alps ...