vincenzonapolano
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Science Communicator, Science and Art Exhibitions Curator EGO - European Gravitational Observatory Communication Responsible
[1/N] A big bird guarding a big nest at Mid-Y station of @LIGOWA. Did you know that thirsty ravens used to make then-mystery noise in our #gravitationalwave detector by pecking ice forming around liquid nitrogen vent? Scientists at @LIGO found about that in 2017, and..
We are pleased to celebrate #Dantedì with some cosmological readings from Dante’s Paradise, which EGO's Director Stavros Katsanevas enjoyed commenting. Did you know that, according to some critics, Dante's Paradise describes an hyperspherical cosmos? youtu.be/Y8x1YLzd9I0
Today is #PiDay and also the birthday of the father of general relativity, the theory that shaped our understanding of the universe, @AlbertEinstein ! He was born on the 14th of March 1879 in Ulm, Germany. #PiDay2021 @INFN_ @CNRS @_nikhef @LIGO @KAGRA_PR
What if ideal solids didn't exist only in the minds of mathematicians? Analysis of data from the last two @LIGO and Virgo observing runs showed that neutron stars may be close to the most perfect spheres in the universe! #PiDay2021 #PiDay scientificamerican.com/article/gravit…
Pensavamo a Rossella Panarese ogni volta che avevamo bisogno di un parere giusto, di una soluzione intelligente. Il suo equilibrio e il suo entusiasmo costruttivo ci proteggevano dalla tentazione dello sconforto e della noia. Dava senso al nostro essere Noi, e gliene siamo grati.
Three lasers pointing to the sky of Rome, accompanied by a multisensory cosmic concert of sounds, vibrations, gravitational waves...An art and science event by @tomassaraceno on New Year's Eve with cosmic sonorizations and scientific insights by EGO_Virgo ego-gw.it/blog/2020/12/3…
A new vacuum pipe was recently installed at the Virgo detector as part of an upgrade of the squeezing system. Squeezing is a technique that uses quantum mechanics to improve the sensitivity of the detector. For the next run O4, thanks to the upgrade Advanced Virgo will be able...
