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Da quel quasar la luce di 350mila miliardi di soli

Finland Eyes Nuclear Power to Hit Climate Targets
Along the pine-lined shores of Finland's bucolic western coast, a clean energy vision of the Nordic country's future is quietly taking shape. Continue reading
IAEA Mission Says Australia Committed to Strengthening Nuclear and Radiation Safety, Sees Areas for Enhancement
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Australia is committed to strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety. The team also noted areas for further enhancements, including implementation of the fra... Continue reading
Light in Astronomy 2018
Per il quarto anno l'Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica apre i propri laboratori al pubblico. Light in Astronomy è l'occasione per studenti ed appassionati di incontrare gli astronomi dell'INAF per conoscere l'Astrofisica, l'impegno del nostro istit... Continue reading
Machine Learning For Jet Physics: New, Or Just Cool, Ideas
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, there is a workshop going on this week at Fermilab, where 110 attendees - mostly particle physicists, but some computer scientists are also present - discuss how to push for more effective use of machine learning too... Continue reading
Come si cerca la vita extraterrestre?
N = R* · fp · ne · fl · fi · fc · L
Si tratta della famosa “Equazione di Drake”, un algoritmo teorico-empirico elaborato nell’ormai lontano 1961 dall’astrofisico Frank Drake. Cosa ci dice? Permetterebbe di ottenere niente meno che una stima ragionevole del numero N di ipotetiche civiltà sufficientemente evolute da usare la tecnologia [...] Continue reading
Physics footage from a Monkee
1970s video footage recorded by musician Micky Dolenz when he visited the then-nascent Fermilab is now available on YouTube.
You probably know the band the Monkees (of “Last Train to Clarksville,” “I’m a Believer,” and “Hey, hey, we’r... Continue reading