Good morning EUROAVIAns,in today’s Fact Friday we’d like to introduce you to the oldest trophy in international sport: the America’s Cup. The most famous regatta in the world dates back to 1851, when a syndicate of businessmen from New York sailed the schooner “America” across the Atlantic Ocean for the World’s Fair in England. The …
Good morning EUROAVIAns, in today’s fact friday we talk about the first helicopter to ever fly on another planet: Ingenuity! Ingenuity is a technological demonstration part of the Mars2020 mission that successfully landed on Mars on the 18th of February. Designed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, it will attempt the first flight in the spring of 2021. The average …
Dear Euroavians,if this year has been a bit troublesome and you want to express some wishes for the upcoming one, why not do that with the last meteor shower of 2020? In today Fact Friday we talk about the Geminids and the Ursids. A meteor shower consists of a stream of particles of variable sizes …
Good morning EUROAVIAns,in today Fact Friday we talk about composite materials. Have you ever wondered why they are of particular interest in many structural applications? That’s because composites are materials usually constituted by two heterogeneous materials (or substances), meaning that even after their mixing, the original substances can be physically distinguished. This way, their mechanical …
Good evening EUROAVIAns,in today Fact Friday we will ask you a question: have you ever wondered what is the green paint that can be seen on a Formula1 car? It’s the “flow-viz”, slang for “Flow-visualization” and it’s a special fluorescent powder that gets mixed up with a light oil, usually paraffin. This liquid is used …
Good morning EUROAVIAns,in today Fact Friday we talk about space navigation! In ancient times, sailors used to navigate the seas by looking up at the night sky, not wondering about the universe and distant worlds, but to find their position in relation to known bright stars. In today’s modern world, where every important decision is …
Good morning #EUROAVIAns, today we talk about the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx and how it was the “victim of its own success”. OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) is a NASA mission whose task is to reach the Bennu asteroid, take some samples and come back to Earth safe and sound. It was launched …
Good morning EUROAVIAns,in today’s Fact Friday we talk about new solutions for a greener environment. In today’s society we live hand in hand with technology only the most creative minds could have dreamed of a 100 years ago. Every day scientists all over the world push the boundaries of what is possible to a next …
Good morning EUROAVIAns,in today’s Fact Friday we talk about the last fascinating Quasar came upon us! Astronomers have discovered the most massive quasar known in the early universe, containing a monster black hole with a mass equivalent to 1.5 billion suns. It is formally designated as J1007+2115, but it is also known as Pōniuāʻena, that …
Good morning EUROAVIAns,in today’s Fact Friday we talk about innovative ways to increase farm productivity. The global need for food is projected to double by 2050 because of population growth, dietary change, and bioenergy use, while droughts alone reduced global crop production by 10%, and farming land is being degraded by soil erosion, and mineral …
Good morning EUROAVIAns, in today’s Fact Friday we conclude last week’s issue on the Venturi effect.Let’s see how this notorious physical phenomena is applied for different fields! As you may know, pipes exploiting the Venturi effect are known as Venturi tubes. When used for metering purposes, they are also known as Venturi meters. Such instruments are …