From February 22nd to 24th, the fifth edition of the “Festival of Scientific Culture” took place at the “Caminiti Trimarchi” high school in Giardini Naxos (ME). This year the theme of the Festival was “Communicating Science”. In the afternoon, the students were...
From February 22nd to 24th, the fifth edition of the “Festival of Scientific Culture” took place at the “Caminiti Trimarchi” high school in Giardini Naxos (ME). This year the theme of the Festival was “Communicating Science”. On the morning of the last day of the...
Currently, contamination by plastics is one of the main threats to marine ecosystems, as they are the most widely used materials. Although it is known that aquatic organisms can be affected at various levels, there is still little knowledge about the impact of...
Plastic is often dispersed in the sea, where it degrades into microplastics, with a huge impact on marine flora and fauna. In our physics laboratory we will present the latest spectroscopic techniques for the identification of microplastics and we will perform...
During the session, Carmelo Corsaro and Enza Fazio will use the kahoot platform to execute a multimedia quiz and engage the audience (who will answer questions with their smartphone). Furthermore, each quiz questions will be alternated with the projection of...
Plastics represent the main source of litter in the oceans; as any other artificial and hydrophobic surface, can be exploited and colonised more or less rapidly by organisms that, over time, can give rise to authentic biocoenosis. The term “plastisphere”...