Russian quasicrystals may have an alien past. “We present evidence that a rock sample found in the Koryak Mountains in Russia and containing icosahedrite, an icosahedral quasicrystalline phaseis part of a meteorite, likely formed in the early solar system,” said Luca Bindi, who works at the University of Florence, Italy.
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Pitti Bimbo, elegance and tradition
Over 510 collections, more than 200 of which are from abroad, 8,300 buyers and a total of over 10,000 visitors at the last winter edition: these figures confirm Pitti Bimbo’s role as the only trade fair in the world that presents a complete overview of children’s fashions.
Read moreFalling debris in the tunnel at Fortezza, road closed
From this morning has been closed a roadway in the tunnel under Viale Fratelli Rosselli, near to the Fortezza da Basso, where the event Pitti Uomo will begin Tuesday, January 10th.
Read moreADF, almost 2 million passengers in 2011
Growth in passenger traffic in December at the airport of Florence. The performance of the number of passengers showed a positive 4.5%, compared to the same period of 2010. A total of 1,906,099 passengers recorded in 2011, up almost 10% over the previous year.
Read more“Italian-Kuwaiti” against Iranian provocations
The Kuwaiti-Italian Friendship Society has urged the Italian government to take a political action at the European level about the Iranian provocations causing instability in the Arabian Gulf, asserting its solidarity with Kuwait.
Read moreA big stone falls down from the Column of the abundance
A stone of about 80 pounds and 50 inches in diameter fell off the Column o abundance that supports the statue in piazza della Repubblica in the center of Florence. At the foot of the column, there is usually a step where tourists and florentins stop. Because of the rain, at the time of falling down there was no one.
Read moreGeorge Washington Colonials go to Tuscany
The George Washington University Department of Athletics and Recreation announced today that the men’s basketball team will travel to Italy from August 15-26, 2012 to serve as ambassadors of the sport of basketball and to play five games against Italian professional competition.
Read moreA video homage to Gilardino by AC Fiorentina
A video to say goodbye and thanks to Alberto Gilardino. In the day of the official transfer for 8 million to Genoa (the deal was finalized in
Read moreHarvard brings in Florence the “Missa Florentina”
Will be performed for the first time in six hundred years, in extended version, the “Missa Florentina”, a liturgy composed entirely of fourteenth-century by Florentine authors.
Read morePitti 2012, the pre-view event program
Pitti Uomo will come back with an edition showcasing 1060 brands at the Fortezza da Basso. The event will take place from the 10th to the13th January 2012. Today was released the un-official event program.
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