Portable computers help people see invisible aspects of exhibits
An innovative technological system to support extracurricular educational activities such as Science Museums was displayed at the Thessaloniki International Fair under the program “Science and Technology Week” held by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology.
The system was developed with the “Connect” research program and funded [...]
The project, entitled Nanospin, aims to use the novel properties of nanoparticles in the building of new materials and devices and, looking even further ahead, to functionalise the nanoparticles themselves, by making them from more than one element, or as core-shell structures, so that each is able to become a device.
A simple example is a [...]
Let’s take a closer look at the different types of clocks as they evolved through centuries of diverse civilisations.
“Time is money”. Haven’t you heard this statement very often? From our childhood we are taught to value time and not to waste it carelessly. In today’s fast hi-tech life all our voluntary activities, from eating to [...]
Those living in earthquake prone areas will be able to share stories with you concerning the number of cracks that pop up in walls and pillars of their homes each time the earth’s tectonic plates decide to do a little tango.
Researchers are currently working on a smart house which is capable of “healing” itself in the [...]
The Stephanion Observatory > The sky’s scenery and the mysteries of the universe have enchanted mankind since ancient times.
At Stephani our ancestors used to explain the reason for day and night, the ongoing seasons, the origin of the stars and other wondrous phenomena of our night sky, with myths, legends and folktales. But for [...]
In the past, people had to know about the stars > In many ways, the ancients knew more about the behavior of nature than most of us do today.
Take, for example, predicting the weather. Since the days of the ancient Greeks, and possibly even earlier, stargazers recognized a pretty accurate weather indicator in the sky: [...]
A new species of mouse found in Cyprus is delighting scientists
Identified by researchers at Durham University, it has bigger ears, eyes and teeth than other European mice. The scientists say it is a surviving remnant of indigenous Cypriot fauna which mostly went extinct with the arrival of humans.
Most finds of new species occur in tropical [...]
