Our eye does not see everything 100%: there is a point in the retina called blind spot Where the light does not affect the cells responsible for the capture of the images. In fact there is a experiment which allows us to experience the feeling of being “blind“. Just take a sheet and draw a “x“And a”dot“. After that, closing ...
Credit: Huhu Uet, Wikimedia Commons The operation of a motor It is something that we take for granted: in modern cars and motorcycles, we just need to turn a key to leave and travel serenely wherever we are. However, the life of the drivers has not always been so simple: before theelectronic injection and on -board computers, in fact, was ...
IOS interface showing satellite connection on iPhone. Credit: Apple There Satellite connection on smartphones It is one of the most interesting innovations of recent years in the world of mobile telephony and is not to be confused with that of “traditional” satellite phones. Satellite technology allows you to communicate directly with satellites in orbit, unlike “normal” cellular networks, which are ...
The association between genius and madness It is not recent belief, it is said that to be creative you have to be crazy. Already Plato speaks, in Phaedroof “divine madness” to refer to the creative ability of man, and Cesare Lombrosoa famous Italian frenologist, theorized that genius was a form of mental degeneration. To feed this relationship, the stories (perhaps ...
In an attempt to solve a serious economic crisis in the 1950s, the Communist Party of Mao Zedong launched the “great leap forward”, a plan to quickly transform the economy from agriculture to industrialization. Among the various measures, the “stand outCampaign for the elimination of the four flagelli“Which aimed to overcome the difficult economic moment. China, marked by civil war ...
Never heard of theenantiosemia? It is a fascinating phenomenon of the Italian language, always so rich and multifaceted, so A word can also mean his opposite. This phenomenon, also present in other languages, derives from the historical evolution and the varied use of the terms over time. The term enantiosemia comes from Greek “enantíos“((opposite) And “stenma“((sign), indicating a word that ...
THE’Guess of socks in the dark It is one of those riddles that, once the answer is known, makes us sigh … “But it was obvious!”. Yet there are many people who remain deceived by its simplicity. The situation is this: in a drawer There are 10 white socks And 10 black socks in scattered order. They are exactly identical ...
Majorana 1 quantum chip 1. Credit: Microsoft Imagine being able to solve in second problems that today require years of calculation to the most powerful supercomputer. Science fiction? Not exactly. Microsoft he took a decisive step in this direction with Majorana 1the first quantum chip with topological qubita revolutionary technology that promises to make quantum computers more stable and efficient. ...
The Ponte City apartments (also known as Ponte Tower) were designed in 1975 by the architect Mannie Feldmantogether with the engineers Manfred Hermer And Rodney Grosskopff. It is a high tower 173 meters and with a distinctive cylindrical form that stands in the Barea district of Johannesburgin South Africa. The building, made in style brutalistcounts 54 floors and initially it ...
During the races of Formula 1 it often happens to see flags Waped to the edge of the track: there are different colors And each has a specific meaning. The use of flags to communicate clearly and quickly with the pilots is common in many motor sports and this allows you to warn in a very short time of a ...