The European Researchers’ Night is a huge Europe-wide outreach event which aims to enhance researchers’ public recognition and to stimulate interest in research careers, especially among young people. This year the PONYS took part to the event in the frame of a greater collaboration. We were part of the Naples Leggi tutto…
Like these last three years, we joined Città della Scienza (CdS) in its annual science fair: Futuro Remoto. For this edition they chose “Ri-generazioni” (“Re-generations”) as the main theme, mainly associated with the history the museum has gone through in the latest years. It has been held from November 8th Leggi tutto…
In May 2018, PONYS took part for the first time to an important event, Fattorie Didattiche Aperte (Open Didactic Farms), which has taken place in Istituto Zooprofilattico del Mezzogiorno in Portici (NA) for two days. This event consisted of an exhibition which saw important research centres (INAF, CNR and others) Leggi tutto…
PONYS and the Astronomical Observatory of Naples, in collaboration with Scientificast, EPS Young Minds and Unione Astrofili Napoletani, present “Aperitivi sotto le stelle”, a series of meetings for scientific summer nights. The aim of these events is to hint the sparkle of the scientific curiosity in people. These events consist Leggi tutto…
Celebrating is a term that we frequently use, without often grasping its value. Latins used celebratus, past participle of celebrare, in the meaning of “to perform publicly with appropriate rites”. This definition contains two important aspects: on one hand honouring something; on the other hand doing it in a public Leggi tutto…
The International Conference on Montecarlo techniques for medical applications (MCMA2017) was held in Naples from 15 to 18 October 2017. It has been organized by the Physics Department “Ettore Pancini” of Federico II University of Naples and the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN, Naples section). The conference was also Leggi tutto…
Having access to an energy source and to enough drinkable water are two ineluctable rights that all human beings should have access to. Sushine4Palestine is an NGO, founded in January 2013, with the aim at developing sustainable alternatives for addressing energy and water needs in emergency situations. The NGO has Leggi tutto…
Having access to an energy source and to enough drinkable water are two ineluctable rights that all human beings should have access to. Sushine4Palestine is an NGO, founded in January 2013, with the aim at developing sustainable alternatives for addressing energy and water needs in emergency situations. The NGO has Leggi tutto…
From May 25th to 28th 2017, PONYS joined “Futuro Remoto”, the most anticipated Naples science festival organized by Città della Scienza The event was hosted in Piazza del Plebiscito, the principal square of Naples. The focus topic of this year was “Connections”, a wide theme held in all its senses. Leggi tutto…
Scientific Adventure Playground is an outreach initiative designed and organized by PONYS – Physics & Optics Naples Young Students, in partnership with the Environmental Department of Naples City Council and the National Institute for Nuclear Physics. The idea Playing is a very powerful way of learning, as everyone knows. Over Leggi tutto…