The European maxi telescope will be Italian!

The largest European telescope, which will be built in the Andes, will be entirely Italian. Italy has in fact received the largest order ever assigned for a Earth Astronomy project: at the headquarters of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) the contract was for a total amount of approximately 400 million euros, to build the dome and the mechanical support structure of the E-ELT (European Extremely Large Telescope). The maxi telescope, with a main mirror of 39 meters in diameter, will be the largest… Read more

1000 new exoplanets discovered

Yesterday the number of "alien worlds" that have been discovered by man increased exponentially. There is talk of as many as a thousand new exoplanets. In fact, NASA's "Kepler" satellite, after various problems due to a faulty gyroscope, broke a record. A great result for science and astronomy: many extrasolar planets have been discovered. But let's start from the beginning. Kepler is a telescope satellite launched on March 7, 2009 from Cape Canaveral, with the aim of discovering new extrasolar planets. And yesterday, in a… Read more

The era of "printed" food is approaching

Natural Machines is a Spanish startup that is currently working on a 3D printer capable of producing pasta, bread and other types of food starting from liquids and pre-packaged mixtures: it is a formula that could revolutionize the 3D printing market and also a a bit like gastronomy. Unlike other 3D printers, the device developed by Natural Machines could 'print' food from 6 different materials (treated a bit as if they were food inks). … Read more