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How you are mathematics have changed the history of computer science: who were the ENiac programmers

Marlyn Wedff and Ruth Lichterman, two of the “Eniac Girs”. Credit: Unitentified Us Army Photographer, via Wikimedia Commons The February 15th 1946 The world was presentedElectronic numerical interactor and computer (Eniac), the first electronic computer General-Purposethat is, for general use, of history. This machine was able to perform calculations that would have requested weeks in a few seconds. The newspapers ...

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Why do bees and wasps build neid -shaped nests? The geometry of the cells

The cells that make up i insect nestslike bees and wasps, present perfectly regular shapes: they are all identical and of hexagonal configuration. This feature is not the result of the case, but represents an optimal geometric strategy. Generally, the nests of the wasps are spherical in shape, divided into structures called favi And built using chewed and saliva wooden ...

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Cannibalism already existed in prehistory: new human bones tests are discovered 18,000 years ago

Some human bones dating back to 15,000-18,000 years ago found in the Maszycka cavein Poland, would provide evidence of the consumption of human flesh, that is, that in thePrehistoric Europe it was practiced cannibalism. To confirm it a study published in the magazine Nature carried out by a research group ofIphesthe Catalan Institute of Paleoecology and social evolution of Tarragona, ...

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International Day of Women in Science 2025: History of obstacles and women’s conquests

Since 2015, theFebruary 11th was established as International Day of Women and Girls in Scienceto raise public awareness and promote greater equity of gender in the field Stem. A question that, despite the progress achieved over the years, sees in a past not so far away situations that today would seem unacceptable. Women can be educated to do any job, ...

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How Smart Tags work to find lost objects

The Smart tag I am localization devices Designed to help people find lost objects, such as keys, backpacks or suitcases, reducing the risk of losing accessories and objects that in everyday life have a certain importance. They work through wireless communication technologies such as Bluetooth, NFC (Near Field Communication) or cellular connectionsand interface with an app on the smartphone that ...

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Why is Ariston theater called that? History of one of the symbols of the Sanremo Festival

The Ariston Theaterinaugurated in 1963 in via Matteotti 212 in Sanremo, it is the place that from 1977 hosts the Sanremo Festivalof which in 2025 the 75th edition of Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 February. The name derives from its founder, the commander Aristide Vacchino. Aristide, in fact in Greek ἀριστείδης (Aristèides) derives from ἄριστος (àristos“excellent”, “the best”) and εἶδος ...

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How Omnihuman-1 works, the new bytedance AI generates ultra-realistic deepfake videos: how it works

Frame generated with omnihuman–1. Credit: Bytedance Artificial intelligence is making great strides in the video generation sector, e Omnihuman-1the latest creation of Bytedance (the company that develops Tiktok), it is a clear demonstration. This new AI model is able to produce extremely realistic deepfakeovercoming many of the technical limitations that in the past made these content recognizable. Unlike other systems, ...

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Etna eruption, the lava flow from the new mouth crater continues with a modest explosive activity

Credit: Davide Gentile, Ingv. For two days a new erupting activity of theEtnawhich began on the afternoon of Saturday 8 February as evidenced by the surveillance cameras of the Engav (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) of Catania who have immortalized with suggestive images the lava that flows between the snow at altitude. Specifically it was an eruption “subterinal“, That ...