Geometric magic: from an “eight” to a square with two scissor cuts There is a geometric magic that, thanks to suns two scissors cuts on a sheet of paper, it takes us from a “eight” to a square. But how is this possible? To reproduce the geometric experiment we need to take a piece of paper and cut out a ...
We all have our eyes on clocks every day but perhaps not everyone knows exactly how they work. For example: why do the second hands move jerkily in some watches while in others they move much more smoothly? And what is the mechanical component responsible for the classic “tic tac”? In this video we clarify these and many other aspects, ...
There sous vide cooking was born in the kitchens of the great restaurants of the 70s, but only in recent decades has it entered the homes and curiosity of the general public. Its principle is simple: the food comes sealed in a bag almost devoid of air and cooked slowly at a controlled temperature, immersed in water in a bain-marie ...
Italian Cup. Credit: Lega Serie A. There Italian Cup final on 13 May 2026 between Inter and Lazio it will also mark the debut, for a major Italian sporting event, of an access system entirely based on NFC technology. This means that the ticket cannot be shown in a printed version, nor in PDF. To enter the Olympic stadium in ...
The plant under construction in Laufenburg, Switzerland. In the Swiss canton of Aargau, almost on the border with Germany, a deep trench is being dug 27 meters and almost 200 meters wide. It is there, at the Laufenburg Technology Center, that the most powerful redox flow battery ever built in the worldwith a capacity of 2.1 GWh (the energy demand ...
Some Italian municipalities, such as Asti or Roveretoare reviewing their road maintenance plans due to lack of resources. TO Castelfidardoin the province of Ancona, some roads were closed due to lack of bitumen to carry out regular maintenance. This is a consequence of the Hormuz crisis in the context of the conflict between Iran and the United States, which is ...
Which animals sleep the most? It seems like an easy question to answer – that would be enough measure the number of hours of sleep daily newspapers of each type and draw up a ranking of those that spend the most time sleeping. Instead the question is not that simple at all: Not all animals sleep the same way as ...
We often consider them just an aesthetic nuisance, a thin line to be covered with a little putty and a coat of paint. Yet, one crack in the wall sometimes it can be the signal that the building sends us to tell us that something is moving in the foundations. But how do we understand if we can rest assured ...
The sense of smell has long been considered a “secondary” sense compared to sight and hearing in understanding the human social behaviors. However, contemporary research in cognitive neuroscience, social psychology and evolutionary biology is progressively reevaluating its importance. Smell is not limited to perception of environmental odorsbut actively participates in building interpersonal relationships, as friendly as they are loving, influencing ...
Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. In 2026 they will change methods for examining the B driving licence, with them mandatory driving hours which will rise from 6 to 8while the pink sheet it can be used to practice with private guides only after completing all the hours with the driving school instructor. This is what is foreseen ...