Friday, June 24, 2011, Piazza San Marco, at 9 pm (GMT +1)
For the first time in human history, following Guglielmo Marconi (1895), radio waves, derived from new physical applications discovered by the Venetian astrophysicist Fabrizio Tamburini in collaboration with his Swedish colleague Bo Thidé, will be generated and transmitted from the turret of Compagnia della Vela (San Giorgio island) toward the Palazzo Ducale, where they will take aural and optical forms.
These radio signals pertain to the properties identified by Tamburini regarding the physical principle of the orbital angular momentum of light, which allows one single bandwidth to carry an extremely high number of frequencies, thereby increasing the potential for telecommunications, as well as resolution power for microscopes and telescopes. These are applications that have already been scientifically ascertained and lab-tested, which, in the near future, could represent a small leap forward in various fields (telecommunications, physics, astronomy, medicine, etc.), and for humanity as a whole.
Particular points of pride include the fact that Tamburini is Venetian and maintains residency in the municipality, and that Venice, with this public experiment propagated throughout the world and taking place in the presence of leading international scientists, some of whom are part of the Nobel Prize Committee, will again be the home and global sounding board of scientific and technological innovation.
The event, organized in collaboration with Venice Events & Marketing, is made possible by the support of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Ministry of Innovation Technology; the Ministry of Heritage and Culture – Superintendence for Architectural and Landscape Heritage of Venice and the Lagoon; the Veneto Region; the Province of Venice; the Venice City Council; the Marconi Foundation; and the Veneto Institute of Sciences, Humanities, and Arts. The event will also take place thanks to collaboration with the Municipality of Venice, Murano and Burano; Compagnia della Vela; the social forum Venessia.com; and the association of Venice Tour Guides.
At the press conference, the guest of honor has been be Princess Elettra Marconi.
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