Credits: NASA. After more than 3 months, the long odyssey of the Starliner capsule Boeing’s mission is finally over. The capsule, nicknamed Calypso, was released from the International Space Station (ISS) at midnight (Italian time) on Saturday 7 September and re-entered the atmosphere a few hours later landing on Earth without any problems in New Mexico (USA) at 6 in ...
THE’overtourism (in Italian overtourism or tourist overcrowding) is a growing and increasingly widespread socio-economic phenomenon and, in short, consists inexcessive influx of tourists in certain cities and locationsespecially European ones (including Italy), which however are not able to manage and support such a huge weight of people. This generates protests of any kind by the residents and very striking cases ...
The tallest lighthouse in the world is located at Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, and reaches the incredible height of 133 meters – to give you an idea, it is a few meters lower than the UniCredit Tower Of Milan. An interesting aspect of this building, whose full name is Jeddah Port Control Toweris the fact of don’t be a “traditional ...
From the end of summer 2024 the social mediaabove all TikTokwere marked by two opposite tendencies which have become very popular among the youth of the Gen-Z (and not only): Brat And DemureThese two terms are related to two opposite aestheticsconnected first and foremost to the world of fashion and of the beautyand reflect different ways of expressing one’s identity ...
Venicea city founded according to tradition on 25 March 421 AD, is famous throughout the world for being a city that seems to float above the lagoon, mainly thanks to wooden poles driven into the lagoon sediment. This has allowed the city to acquire over time the nickname of “the forest in reverse“. The technique used is called constipationwhich replaces ...
The spam calls are now a daily reality, which affects more and more people. These are phone calls not requestedoften made by automated call centers or telemarketing operators to promote services, products or, in some cases, to attempt real scams. The diffusion of spam calls is so widespread that, in all likelihood, you too have received at least one in ...
Credits: TigerPuppala, si.robi Sunday 8th September Jannik Sinner won the US Openbeating in the final in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 7-5) Taylor Fritz. For the Italian tennis player, originally from Alto Adige and currently number 1 in the world, it is the second Slam of his career, after the victory in the Australian Open. But what kind of tournament is ...
If you too are tired of receiving spam messages on WhatsApp, you have probably wondered how to reduce the probability of receiving unwanted messages in chat. In this insight we provide you 5 Tips to Fight Spam Messages on WhatsAppwhich consist of activating some advanced privacy settings, hiding the profile photo from contacts not in the address book, blocking unwanted ...
Why in Italy (and not only) we call thehair dryer Also “phon/phon/phon”? Is it an English term or its origin is it another one? And how to write it correctly? The answer to all these questions is provided in a timely article by the Accademia della Crusca, one of the main authorities on the Italian language. In short, the more ...
In the construction world, steel is one of the most used materials versatilethanks to his resistence, ductility And ability to adapt to architectures required at the design stage. However, exposure to the external environment makes it susceptible to corrosion and, without adequate protection and maintenance over time, the product progressively weakens until it loses the resistance it needs to perform ...