Friday, October 11, 2013

In Pisa, savoring the future - RaiNews24

Among graphene superstar and “digital humanity” more than 150 events spread over 20 locations in the city of excellence for research

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children learn the principles of physics in the laboratory at the Stazione Leopolda

Pisa, October 11, 2013

Into More than 150 events spread over 20 locations in the city’s search for excellence. In Pisa Festival returns to the Internet with the center of the “forms of the future” slogan chosen as the theme of the events between the Internet for citizens (innovation as a better quality of life thanks to the network), Internet for makers (ideas and employment opportunities through the web), internet for tellers (information flows generated by the network, with an eye to issues on women).

There are startup and workshops. A particular space, which occupies the entire exhibition area of ??the Stazione Leopolda, is dedicated to laboratories with and for children who can not only see but also learn how to use a 3D printer, flying a drone with a computer, find out how to take and make three-dimensional pictures with simple photo editing programs.

At the Festival will also discuss the tremendous potential of graphene, a material discovered in 2004 already the subject of 10000 patents. The Nest, nanoscience laboratory of the CNR and Scuola Normale of Pisa is one of the centers of excellence that carry out research on graphene, told us Dr. Valentina Tozzini. Which assures us that the use of graphene will radically change our smartphones and tablets. Still, of “humanism 2.0″ MetaLab speak the director of Harvard University, Jeffrey T. Schnapp.

The network for women and the issues related to women are the subject of several conferences, the link between network technology and future are also offered in the form of music, theater and cinema. “Forms of the Future” Festival dell’Intenet take their cue from the book “The Shape of the Future”, the famous science fiction author Bruce Sterling, who was also among the guests of the festival of Pisa.

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