A Wizz Air Airbus A321 that took off from Malpensa and was headed to Warsaw was diverted to Vienna due to a bomb threat received during the flight. #WizzAir #minacciadibomba #Vienna (translated)
A plane that departed from Dublin and was heading to Rome was diverted to France due to a bomb scare. #AllarmeBomba #Aerei #Roma (translated)
The Bavarian Minister of Economy, Hubert Aiwanger, was found dead in a hotel in Berlin, just hours after stating that he was not feeling well. #Berlino #Germania #HubertAiwanger (translated)
Ultimora.net, citing WSJ and CNN, reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Donald Trump to continue the war with Iran, in contrast to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who favored a negotiated solution. According to some advisors, Hegseth convinced Trump that the conflict would end quickly. After the Republican defeat in the midterm elections, criticism of the secretary would have increased, and Republican Representative Thomas Massie intended to promote an impeachment motion. Trump, however, would have ruled out wanting to remove Hegseth. #politica #Iran #Trump (translated)
Stock prices rise while the price of oil falls, with yields on U.S. government bonds declining and gold steadily exceeding $4,000 an ounce, in the aftermath of the midterm elections. #MercatiFinanziari #Petrolio #RendimentiTitoli (translated)
An Airbus A320 flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to the French airport of Évreux due to a bomb threat, according to the French government. #Dirottamento #AllarmeBomba #Aereo (translated)
The author wrote that the new law on cinema would have positive effects on a sector that he considered essential for spreading Italian culture and language around the world. He added that greater investments would be needed to revitalize the film and audiovisual industry. #cinema #cultura #investimenti #IT (translated)
57 YEARS OF #PHOTOVOLTAICS IN ITALY I hope I will be forgiven a small indulgence, but this is one of those events that happen only once in a lifetime, and since it's about MY life, I want to celebrate it and, in this social media age, what better celebration than to share it with my online friends? To make a long story short, exactly 57 years ago, in September 1969, I started working at the Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory of the Physics Institute in Bologna. The laboratory director was Prof. Ugo Valdrè, the undisputed father of electron microscopy in Italy. Under his direction, I began working on the preparation of silicon samples to enable the first high-definition observations of the lattice structure of silicon and its related defects. Then many years went by, during which I moved to the CNR, I saw new models of transmission and scanning electron microscopes being developed, always continuing to work on the characterization of materials for the production of photovoltaic cells. In that laboratory, we produced the first solar cells made in Italy and the first photovoltaic panel with an incredibly high efficiency at that time of 12%. These were exciting years, full of beautiful experiences, many small discoveries, and above all, a lot of tedious routine work that allows all those who work with silicon today to deeply understand this material and create increasingly perfect and high-performance products. Well, that's just it, but 57 years have passed, and since at my age, migrating from earthly life to the cloud is instantaneous, I will bore you annually and will stop (for reasons beyond my control) only after I have (reluctantly) completed my migration to the cloud. 😉 ------------------------------------ The larger photo above was taken with a scanning electron microscope and depicts the anti-reflective surface of a monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic cell. These pyramids were obtained through a chemical treatment with a solution of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid. For decades, this method had been abandoned in favor of screen-printed films, but it is making a comeback in high-efficiency and bifacial cells. ------------------------------------ The smaller photo at the bottom left is the electron microscope image of a dislocation on a silicon crystal. The "dislocation" is a defect in the lattice structure of silicon due to a shift of the atoms. A practical example is a stack of books where some planes overlap others with a small lateral displacement. Lattice defects reduce the efficiency of cells which, to achieve high efficiency, must be made from silicon with a perfect crystal lattice structure. In this specific case, the lattice shift was also used as a resolution test for the electron microscope that could distinguish two objects spaced just 2.5 Angstroms apart. ------------------------------------ The central photo at the bottom is a reconstruction of the first electron microscope invented and made by the Germans Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll in 1931. It is based on the fact that the resolving power is inversely proportional to the wavelength of the radiation used, which is smaller for an electron beam compared to a photon beam, allowing for several orders of magnitude increase. Anyone working in photovoltaics should know that it is thanks to the electron microscope that it is now possible to produce huge silicon wafers free of defects in the atomic lattice structure, which would greatly reduce the efficiency of the cells. I worked for 11 years with one of these machines first at the Physics Institute of Bologna and then at the LAMEL Laboratory of the National Research Council. ------------------------------------ I worked for 11 years with one of these machines first at the Physics Institute of Bologna and then at the LAMEL Laboratory of the National Research Council; in fact, the last photo at the bottom right is of "my" microscope which I cleaned, polished, and maintained more than a new car. Although it was 1969, as you can see, it was a bit fancier and more efficient than the one in the museum and was equipped with X-ray microanalysis for precise characterization of the chemical composition of materials. It operated at 100 kV, 200,000 magnifications with a resolution of 2.5 Angstroms. It was exactly the model in the photo, SIEMENS Elmiskop 102 #photovoltaics #microscopy #historyofthephotovoltaics #electronmicroscope #LAMEL #SolarEnergy #CNR #photovoltaiccells www.fotovoltaici.info (translated)
The author wrote that since being re-elected, Donald Trump's net worth has increased from 4 billion to over 6 billion. He cited Forbes as the main source and noted that the estimate for Trump in the Forbes 400 of 2024, based on values reported around September 1, was 4.3. (translated)
Three weeks after the approval of a decree-law that provides for an investment of one billion euros for the reconstruction of the Campi Flegrei, thousands of displaced people are still waiting for the necessary assistance, as the decree has not yet been published in the Official Gazette due to bureaucratic delays. #CampiFlegrei #terremoto #sfollati (translated)
Donald Trump was soundly rejected in the midterm elections in the United States, and the broadcast with Peter Gomez and Roberto Festa analyzes the consequences of this result. #DonaldTrump #ElezioniMidterm #StatiUniti (translated)
In Turin, during the clashes related to the demonstration against the eviction of the Askatasuna social center, a police officer was attacked with hammer blows, leading to the arrest of a protest leader and the issuing of 16 precautionary measures against involved activists. #Torino #Askatasuna #Scontri (translated)
The State Police has carried out precautionary measures for 16 opposing militants involved in the conflicts during the demonstration against the eviction of the Askatasuna social center in Turin, with charges including attempted murder and aggravated damage. #Torino #Manifestazione #SicurezzaPubblica (translated)
Beniamino Zuncheddu, innocent for 33 years in prison, denounces the lack of compensation from the State and highlights the deficiencies of the penitentiary system, while the Radical Party supports a legislative proposal to guarantee immediate economic support to victims of judicial errors. #Giustizia #Risarcimento #Sardegna (translated)
The Minister of State Secretariat Prasetyo Hadi (the figure who assists the president and vice president) said Wednesday at a press conference that the scandal has created "concerns for national security." #Indonesia #PrabowoSubianto #SicurezzaNazionale (translated)
The Deputy Prime Minister of Bavaria, Hubert Aiwanger, has been found dead in a hotel room in Berlin at the age of 55, with the Prosecutor's Office and the police having launched an investigation into the causes of death. #Germania #HubertAiwanger #Morti (translated)
FCAST7 wrote that, after Diego Maradona, Montana was one of the most influential figures in football in Naples. He credited him with demanding results, winning, and generating money, appeal, and credibility, contributing to the club's history. He added that without him, the team had sunk, just as Montana had predicted, and called him "gigantic." #Napoli #Calcio #Storia (translated)
"We are tired of promises and fear, I am 32 years old and I grew up in this climate. Our state is different and we want to prove it," says Jasmine, who runs an American Indian jewelry shop with a friend. #Texas #Elezioni2026 #PoliticaAmericana (translated)
The Sedil Dominova in Sorrento has been seized after 150 years of illegal occupation by the Mutual Aid Society, with accusations made against the former prefectoral commissioner and a former sub-commissioner for having obstructed the eviction operations. #Sorrento #SedilDominova #OccupazioneAbusiva (translated)
James Talarico, a Democratic politician who defeated Ken Paxton in Texas, has become the first federal Democratic senator from the state since 1988, bringing with him a progressive and religious vision to a traditionally Republican area. #JamesTalarico #Texas2026 #ElezioniMidterm (translated)
