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AUTHOR
S. Di Salvo
LOFT: the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing
The LOFT mission concept is one of four candidates selected by ESA for the M3 launch opportunity as Medium Size missions of the Cosmic Vision programme. The launch window is currently planned for between 2022 and 2024. LOFT is designed to exploit the diagnostics of rapid X-ray flux and spectral variability that directly probe the motion of matter down to distances very close to black holes and neutron stars, as well as the physical state of ultra-dense matter. These primary science goals will be addressed by a payload composed of a Large Area Detector (LAD) and a Wide Field Monitor (WFM). The LAD is a collimated (<1 degree field of view) experiment operating in the energy range 2-50 keV,…
Tecnologia e misure verdi verso un’architettura resiliente / Technology and green measures to a resilient architecture
La portata degli effetti che i cambiamenti climatici comportano nei diversi territori, impone di ripensare l’attuale approccio al disegno della città. Il nuovo orientamento è diretto verso la progettazione resiliente (dal latino resilire cioè «rimbalzare») sostenibile, agile e antifragile che possa resistere e fare fronte alle attuali criticità. L’articolo focalizza l’attenzione sul ruolo fondamentale della tecnologia nel settore delle costruzioni per la mitigazione del microclima. The scope of the effects that climate change implies in different territories requires a rethink of the current approach to the city’s design. The new orientation is directed towards resilient design (from Latin …