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h24

by | July 1, 2013 | Newsletter

h24 This 24th issue of h is a very tough one, requiring an effort by our readers to digest the articles on Casimir effect and on tachyons and quantum entanglement. Both deal with phenomena which contradict the two cornerstone theories of modern physics, Quantum...
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h23

by | March 1, 2013 | Newsletter

h23 As an Editorial on this issue of our newsletter, I have the pleasure in publishing a congratulation letter that I received as corresponding author of “the Virgo Paper” from an engineer of the Thorlabs company. This is for all of us! C.Bradaschia Chief...
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h22

by | July 1, 2012 | Newsletter

h22 While reading the following two articles on wind turbines in the April issue of Europhysics News: C. le Pair, F. Udo and K. de Groot: Wind turbines as yet unsuitable as electricity providers. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2012204 and P.J. Eecen, H.A. Bijleveld and...
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h21

by | March 1, 2012 | Newsletter

h21 About one year after h19, another editorial brings our thoughts back to the beautiful times we had with Stefano Braccini. This time the sadness for missing Stefano is mitigated by the announcement of the winner of the “Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize”,...
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h20

by | November 1, 2011 | Newsletter

h20 On the 31st October the world population officially exceeded 7 billion people. This impressive number stimulated some lazy meditation in my mind. This meditation was supported by the existence of several web sites which can calculate the world population at any...
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h19

by | July 1, 2011 | Newsletter

h19 We take the opportunity afforded by this editorial to welcome the new elected Spokesperson of the Virgo Collaboration: good luck, Jean Yves! Even if he has been with Virgo since the beginning – and before many of us – we will ask him to write an...
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h18

by | April 1, 2011 | Newsletter

h18 Writing this editorial, my feelings are dominated by the sadness generated by the loss of Stefano Braccini. Our memories of this great person are recalled in the article by Francesco Fidecaro, reproducing what he said in the commemoration ceremony held in the EGO...
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h17

by | January 1, 2011 | Newsletter

h17 The old year is over and a new one has just started, but our life is never flat: we have news, good and worrying, we exclude the adjective “bad”. We have a new EGO director. Federico Ferrini has been with us for a few weeks, and we already feel very...
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h16

by | October 1, 2010 | Newsletter

h16 The last few months, since our previous issue, h15, have been characterised by the preparation and performing of VSR3, the third Virgo science run, and by intense outreach activity, peaking with the European Researcher’s Night. The success of the event is...