27 maggio 2016, dalle 14.30 alle 23
SISSA, via Bonomea 265, Trieste
News
The recent round of funding by the European Research Council (ERC) – the prestigious “Advanced Grants” – features the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste among the grant awardees. Michele Fabrizio, SISSA physicist has won a substantial new grant, which will allow him and his group to study “first-order Mott transitions” for the next five years.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can have a strong impact on the life of patients. Not only must they address the unpleasant symptoms, they are also subject to unpredictable relapses after more or less long periods of remission (which are irregular in duration), a condition that can cause anxiety and stress.
In quantum gravity, classical physics and quantum mechanics are at odds: scientists are still uncertain how to reconcile the quantum “granularity” of space-time at the Planck scale with the theory of special relativity. In their attempts to identify possible tests of the physics associated with this difficult union, the most commonly studied scenario is the one that implies violations of “Lorentz invariance”, the principle underlying special relativity.
If a person pushes a broken-down car alone, there is a certain effect. If another person helps, the result is the sum of their efforts. If two micro-particles are pushing a third microparticle, however, the resulting effect may not necessarily be the sum their efforts. A recent study SISSA contributed to, published in Nature Communications, measured this odd effect that scientists call “many body.”
Anche la Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) di Trieste propone due interventi nell’ambito dell’Internet Day 2016, l’evento organizzato da Insiel e dalla Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia. Alle 11 del 29 aprile è previsto un seminario per le scuole dedicato ai supercomputer (con Stefano Cozzini), mentre alle 14.30 Loriano Bonora parla di editoria scientifica con il pubblico della SISSA.
4-7 maggio 2016, alle 17.30 e alle 20
Antico Caffè e Libreria San Marco, Libreria Lovat,
Libreria Minerva, Libreria Ubik, Trieste
Gli insegnati e gli educatori della provincia di Trieste che vogliono utilizzare il computer a scuola in modo creativo e innovativo hanno ora la possibilità di partecipare a Teacher Coderdojo, un corso organizzato dalla SISSA in collaborazione con la famosa iniziativa internazionale Coderdojo (in particolare Coderdojo Trieste), pensata dal MIT di Boston e che da anni insegna ai bambini a programmare in modo semplice e divertente. Il corso si terrà il 28 aprile, è gratuito e aperto a insegnati ed educatori di Trieste e provincia.
Using an original technique based on experimental data, SISSA scientists have created short animations predicting the transition of RNA strands from one conformation to another. The results have been published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.
For several years now, numerical simulations have been recognised as an important method of scientific investigation in the field of the physics of materials (amongst others). With simulations, reality is reproduced, by means of computer calculations, to a necessary degree of approximation (which may produce errors) that experts refer to as “precision”. An article in Science, authored by a large group of scientists from 44 international institutions, marks the beginning of a major process of validation of algorithms and methods which, though different, converge on the same “problems”.
A “three-handed” project which has the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste collaborating with the University of Tel Aviv and the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Paris has been awarded a program grant by the Human Frontier Science Program for over a million dollars. The funding will be used to study “analogical processes” at the foundation of human language, a largely unexplored field.
“Autistic people are cold and feel no empathy.” True? It is a pervasive stereotype, but when analyzed through the lens of science, reality turns out to be quite different. According to a study at SISSA, carried out in collaboration with the University of Vienna, when autistic people are placed in "moral dilemma" situations, they show an empathic response similar to the general population.
30th March 2016, 3.00 pm
SISSA, Main Lecture Hall
On Wednesday 30th, a conference about the brain will be held at SISSA: why do the various areas of the brain have their specific shapes, why are they found in specific locations, what is the role of connections? These are the questions that Henry Kennedy, neuroscientist at INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) in Lyon, invited speaker at the next SISSA colloquium will attempt to answer. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held in English.
La SISSA e l’Università di Trieste aderiscono all’iniziativa della CRUI "Per una nuova primavera dell'Università" prevista per lunedì 21 marzo in tutte le sedi degli atenei italiani, statali e non statali. Durante questa giornata si terranno incontri e dibattiti pubblici per riaffermare il ruolo strategico della ricerca e dell’alta formazione per il futuro del Paese. Verranno discusse e raccolte idee e proposte da consegnare al Governo in un documento di sintesi unitario redatto dalla conferenza dei rettori delle università italiane (CRUI).
24 marzo-5 maggio 2016, ore 18
Sala Bazlen, Palazzo Gopcevich,
Via Rossini 4, Trieste
Quattro gli appuntamenti proposti dalla Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) di Trieste per la “Settimana del Cervello”: si parlerà di neuro-fantascienza, si esploreranno gli effetti del sonno su mente e corpo, si visiteranno i laboratori di ”Neuroscienze e società” della SISSA e infine si scoprirà il “Cervello delle cose”. Non perdete il primo appuntamento con la fantascienza al Museo Revoltella il 14 marzo.
Though probably not at the top of the concerns of people affected by facial hemiparalysis, it’s nonetheless a problem that should not be overlooked. Facial hemiparalysis not only makes it impossible to produce expressions, it also impairs the perception of expressions on other people’s faces.
Le donne nello sport, viste con gli occhi della scienza: è questo l’argomento premiato da Soroptimist Club di Trieste, nell’ambito del concorso “Donne e scienza”. Per questa iniziativa Soroptimist, l’organizzazione internazionale che supporta le donne (con particolare attenzione alle comunità locali), ha collaborato con il Master in Comunicazione della Scienza “Franco Prattico” (MCS) della SISSA di Trieste e con Wired Italia. Il premio è stato assegnato da Martina Di Ciano, studentessa di MCS, che vedrà il suo lavoro pubblicato su Wired.it.
New technologies are starved for efficient and inexpensive catalysts. The best materials are made up of nanoparticles, whose properties are the result of their small size. The single catalyst particles have, however, an ugly tendency to cluster into larger particles, thereby reducing their effectiveness.