Detached from Europe with an anti-clockwise rotation, Sardinia combines a past of volcanism with half a billion years of geological evolution. This complex history has concentrated exceptional mineral deposits and coalfields, profoundly shaping the landscape and history of the island. There Sardinia she hasn’t always been in her current position. …
The weather until October 21st, rains, winds and Atlantic disturbances arriving in Italy: affected areas
Depression area between Spain and France – Source: windy.com A vast and deep depression structure of Atlantic origin is moving decisively towards Italy. This disturbed system, which in the last few hours has already affected a large part of Western Europe, bringing widespread rain, flooding and various hydrogeological criticalities between …
World’s first nuclear clocks with thorium-229 in Vienna and Beijing: what they are and how they measure time
Vacuum chamber containing thorium crystal in the laboratories of the Vienna research group. Credits: TU Wien Two research groups, one from TU Wien University in Austria and the other from Tsinghua University in Beijing, have independently demonstrated the functioning of the first prototypes of nuclear clock, based on thorium-229. The …
