Galileusz – 15.02.1642 born Italian philosopher, physicist and astronomer Galileo. Developer basics of modern physics. He confirmed the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. 07.01.1610. He discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter, later named in his honor.
Luigi Galvani – 12.04.1798 died L. Galvani, Italian physicist, physician and physiologist. While anatomical studies discovered the phenomenon of electrical stimulation organs.
Guglielmo Marconi – 25.04.1874 born Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi. He works on the construction of the radio. In 1897. He received a patent for „The transmission of electrical signals„ and in 1901. Conducted a radio transmission across the Atlantic. In 1909. together with Karl Braun he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of wireless telegraphy.
Statystyka rzutu karnego – In 2008. Castrol has commissioned a detailed study of penalty kicks executed in three seasons in football leagues: English, Spanish, Italian, French and German. The whole is complemented by the results of the Champions League, UEFA Cup and European Championship. With the 1527 penalty shoot the ball landed in the net in 75.7% of cases. It follows that the ¼ of penalties will not translate into goals. 3.6% of all shots landed outside the goal, stopped the remaining 3.5% of the posts or crossbar. Goalkeepers managed to defend up 18.2% strokes.
Female sense of smellFemale sense of smell – In 2001. Italian scientists have studied the effects of the menstrual cycle on the sense of smell. It turned out that the nose is the most sensitive in the ovulation period, at a time when they are most fertile women. After three months of hormonal contraception women lost their greater sensitivity to odors in about ovulation.
Research in PLoS ONEResearch in PLoS ONE – Researchers from Italy and the US scientific journal „PLoS ONE” published their findings, which looked at the behavior of more than a million Facebook users and 73 sites promoting scientific and pseudo-scientific content. The main conclusions of these publications are: Facebook users have a strong tendency to polarize opinion and search for content corresponding to or rather confirm their beliefs.
Copper cube in cryostatCopper cube in cryostat – Italian researchers from the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) put the copper cube with a volume of 1 m³ and 400 kg in a special cryostat designed so that extremely cool down items. This is the first cryostat, which maintains the temperature course barely above the absolute zero (0 Kelvin = -273.15 ° C). In the case of copper cube thermometer stopped just 6 milikelwinach, or 0.006 degree above absolute zero.
Mirror neurons– For our extraordinary abilities are responsible mirror neurons, the nerve cells scattered in different regions of the brain. They allow you to feel the emotions and intentions of others. Responsible for empathy.
– says Prof.. Rafal Ohme, psychologist and specialist in neuroscience consumer.
– Without mirror neurons would not be possible, most human relationships. We could not understand each other
– adds Prof. Giacomo Rizzolatti of the University of Parma in the Italy. He got on the trail of mirror neurons by accident, when in the late 80s led research on the effects of motor cortex in the brain. He wanted to know how the brain behaves monkeys family of macaques, when performing simple tasks.
Church tower in waterChurch tower in water – The lake Reschensee in South Tyrol (Italy) waiting an unusual sight: a protruding from the water Church tower. Only that was from the village of Alt-Graun. In the 50s of the last century energy company decided to create there a reservoir for electricity and water. Alt–Graun residents were displaced, and the valley around the village – was poured. Today, almost nothing after it has been – apart from protruding from the water tower of the ancient parish church of St. Catherine.
Long-term stay in spaceLong-term stay in space – Accelerates the aging of the skin. Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti after 199 days of the mission to the International Space Station ISS had a 20% thinner skin, but by no means not the only change that affects the body. Sensation of taste in space is somewhat impaired. In the state of weightlessness bodily fluids migrate to the top, mucous membranes swell, we feel a little rhinitis and we have a smaller appetite. There is also disorientation. Our labyrinth is not accustomed to the lack of gravity vector, which on Earth says, where is down and where the top. There are headaches. Our body stretches. There is no gravity, so there is also what squeeze the spine, which can grow several centimeters. To muscles do not diminished, the astronauts in their daily schedule also have a designated time to exercise.
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