The bob it is one of the most spectacular Olympic sports, but also one of the most “scientific” of the Winter Olympics. No engine on board: all the energy that allows the vehicle to exceed 140 km/h it comes from the push of the athletes and the simple force of gravity, exploited in an optimal way. In fact, the race ...
There are those who love chilli and spicy pepper madly and those who, at the mere thought, start to sweat. In everyday life we already feel courageous when we face a spicy oil on pizza, a teaspoon of Calabrian ‘nduja, a classic garlic, oil and chilli pasta or jalapeños on nachos. However, those levels of spiciness are a walk in ...
Credit: TU Wein The smallest QR code in the world barely measures 1.98 square micrometersa surface area smaller than that of many bacteria and absolutely invisible (the only way to use it is to use a microscope electronic) and with pixels just 49 nanometers wide, 39% less than the code that held the previous record. The code, entered in the ...
The flooding of the Crati river in Calabria caused numerous damages. Credit: Fire Brigade There province of Cosenzain north-eastern Calabria, was hit by very heavy rainfallwhich in recent days have reached 270 mm of rain cumulative in 48 hours. This brought the Crati river to break its banks in several places in the Sibari Plainand then comes out and floods ...
Sleeper shark spotted in Antarctic waters. Credit: Minderoo–University of Western Australia (UWA) Deep–Sea Research Centre A southern sleeper shark (Somniosus antarcticus) was spotted for the first time in the deep, cold waters ofAntarctica. The sighting, possible thanks to a decoy camera from Dal Minderoo–University of Western Australia (UWA) Deep-Sea Research Centreis the southernmost one ever of this elusive species. Although ...
Precipitation in Italy today 19 February. Credit: ECMWF A new Atlantic disturbance is affecting Italy: it is the storm Pedroa cyclone originating in the waters of the‘North Atlantic – now fallen off the coast of Liguria – which will bring widespread rain, snowfall and winds of up to 100 km/h today 19 February and tomorrow 20 February. The bad weather ...
Image of comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) obtained thanks to the infrared instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credits: Meli thev, CC BY–SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) could put on a show in the April sky, becoming the most important of the year when on 4 April 2026 it “grazes” the Sun just 160,000 km away, ...
There Lockdown Mode by ChatGPT was created to respond to a concrete security problem that emerges when artificial intelligence systems begin to interact in a profound way with the Web and external applications. This advanced and optional protection mode designed for a small number of high-risk users which drastically reduces the possibility of data exposure by strictly limiting the AI’s ...
Just scroll through social media to come across videos or posts that warn against an everyday and seemingly harmless gesture: spraying yourself with perfume. We hear everything said that they are dangerous because they contain phthalates that is, endocrine disruptors, which make you fat, which damage the thyroid because they are sprayed right on the neck. But how much truth ...
One Italian in five he trains independently At home or in condominium spaces, thanks also to the spread of apps, online tutorials and digital tools. A trend that particularly involves 25-54 year olds, with a slight prevalence among women and those who live in the Centre-North. According to i ISTAT datain 2024 over 21.5 million Italians aged 3 and over ...