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Downloading the Application Form at the Following Address Hanno Collaborato A queSto NumeRo: IL NUOVO SAGGIATORE f. K. A. Allotey, L. Belloni, BOLLETTINO DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI FISICA G. Benedek, A. Bettini, t. m. Brown, Nuova Serie Anno 26 • N. 5 settembre-ottobre 2010 • N. 6 novembre-dicembre 2010 f. Brunetti, G. Caglioti, R. Camuffo, A. Cammelli, e. Chiavassa, DIRETTORE RESPONSABILE ViCeDiRettoRi ComitAto scieNtifiCo L. Cifarelli, e. De Sanctis, A. Di Carlo, Luisa Cifarelli Sergio focardi G. Benedek, A. Bettini, i. Di Giovanni, R. fazio, f. ferrari, Giuseppe Grosso S. Centro, e. De Sanctis, S. focardi, R. Gatto, A. Gemma, e. iarocci, i. ortalli, L. Grodzins, G. Grosso, f. Guerra, f. Palmonari, R. Petronzio, f. iachello, W. Kininmonth, e. Longo, P. Picchi, B. Preziosi S. mancini, P. mazzoldi, A. oleandri, G. onida, V. Paticchio, f. Pedrielli, A. Reale, G. C. Righini, N. Robotti, W. Shea, i. talmi, A. tomadin, m. Zannoni, A. Zichichi Sommario 3 EDITORIALE / EDITORIAL 84 50 anni di laser. Tavola rotonda al XCVI Congresso Nazionale della SIF SCieNZA iN PRimO PIANO G. C. Righini 5 Quantum simulators and 86 Assemblea di ratifica delle elezioni quantum design delle cariche sociali della SIF per il R. fazio, A. tomadin triennio 2011-2013 10 La rivoluzione della plastica nel 87 African Physical Society settore fotovoltaico f. K. A. Allotey A. Di Carlo, A. Reale, t. m. Brown, 90 Nicola Cabibbo and his role in f. Brunetti elementary-particle theory Percorsi R. Gatto 23 The tabletop measurement of the News helicity of the neutrino 92 The Italian graduate profile survey L. Grodzins A. Cammelli 30 Giulio Racah (1909-1965): 96 Premio Fermi 2010 modern spectroscopy A. Bettini and group theory 98 Premio Occhialini 2010 f. iachello, i. talmi A. Bettini fiSiCA e... 99 Premio Nobel per la Fisica 2010 36 Frane sotto controllo G. Grosso f. Pedrielli, f. ferrari, i. Di Giovanni 101 Premio e medaglia Thomson 2010 47 Dalla leggenda dei materiali alla A. Bettini magia del vetro 101 III centenario di Laura Bassi P. mazzoldi L. Cifarelli, A. oleandri 61 Clausius Clapeyron and the Intervista a regulation of global warming 102 Alessandro Clerici W. Kininmonth e. De Sanctis Ricerca & industria 103 OPINIONI 71 E4: La specialista emiliana della 105 ReCeNSioNi personalizzazione nell’Information 109 In RiCordo Di(*) Technology A. Pantaleo (V. Paticchio) A. Gemma G. Dellacasa (e. Chiavassa) 73 CRIOTEC: La piccola torinese e il N. Cabibbo (R. Gatto) gigante della ricerca G. Charpak (A. Zichichi) R. Camuffo B. Ferretti (A. Zichichi) iL NoStRo moNDo 110 indiCe VoLume 26 75 Cerimonia Inaugurale XCVI Congresso Nazionale (*) il testo completo è pubblicato online: www.sif.it/Sif/it/portal/attivita/saggiatore/ della Società Italiana di Fisica ricordo IL NUOVO SAGGIATORE - BOLLETTinO DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI FisiCA VIENE inVIATO GRATUITAMENTE AI SOCI MODALITÀ DI ISCRIZIONE ALLA sif Per iscriversi occorre presentare domanda di associazione con un breve curriculum scientifico e l’indicazione di due Soci presentatori. La domanda di associazione può essere fatta online (oppure scaricando l’apposito modulo di associazione, pubblicato anche in ultima pagina) all’indirizzo: http://www.sif.it/SIF/it/portal/associazione. La domanda verrà poi esaminata ed eventualmente approvata dal Consiglio di Presidenza. il pagamento della quota sociale, nei modi sotto indicati, dovrà avvenire dopo aver ricevuto comunicazione della accettazione a Socio. RinnOVO QUOTE SOCIALI il rinnovo della quota sociale può essere effettuato: • online nell’Area Soci del sito web della Sif; in questo caso si utilizza la carta di credito, con collegamento diretto e sicuro al sito della Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL). Ricordiamo che l’Area Soci è un’area protetta per accedere alla quale occorre utilizzare username e password che vengono inviati a tutti i Soci. (Per accedere agli altri servizi disponibli nell’Area Soci occorre essere Soci in regola). • Seguendo le modalità pubblicate in ultima pagina e pubblicate in rete all’indirizzo: http://www.sif.it/SIF/it/portal/associazione. in caso si desideri procedere anche in questo caso con la carta di credito, ricordarsi di usare l’apposito modulo debitamente compilato in tutte le sue parti. • È anche possibile rinnovare l’associazione alla european Physical Society (ePS) attraverso le rispettive società nazionali. i Soci che desiderano pagare la propria quota di associazione all’ePS tramite la Sif possono farlo con le modalità di cui sopra. Le quote di associazione all’ePS sono pubblicate in ultima pagina e in rete allo stesso indirizzo sopraindicato. HoW to BeCome A SIF memBeR to apply for membership an application form must be filled in, including a brief scientific curriculum and the signatures of two introducing members. the application can be filled in online or downloading the application form at the following address: http://www.sif.it/SIF/en/portal/association. the application form will be examined and eventually approved by the Council. Applicants will have to pay the membership dues, as indicated in the form, only after having been informed by the Society about the acceptance of their application. memBershiP ReNewal those who wish to renew membership, may pay dues by one of the following terms of payment: • online by credit card through direct connection with the bank (BNL). this service can be accessed through the members Area of the Sif website. We remind you that the Members Area is secured and can be accessed only through the username and password supplied to Members. • By cheque or credit card filling the payment form published on the web at the address: http://www.sif.it/SIF/en/portal/association . in case you wish to use the credit card also in this case, make sure to fill in the form in all its parts. • it is also possible to renew the association to the european Physical Society (ePS) through the respective national societies. members who wish to pay the ePS association fee through Sif can do so according to the instructions above. the ePS association fees are available on the Sif website at the above-indicated address. 2 < IL NUOVO SAGGIATORE EDITORIALE / EDITORIAL Carissimi Soci, Un esempio per tutti: non può essere un caso strategico per il prossimo decennio, che se alla guida dei quattro maggiori esperimenti mira a dare nuova linfa e maggiore voce in grazie di cuore per la grande fiducia che mi di LHC al CERN avremo nel 2011 ben quattro Europa e nel mondo alla vasta comunità di avete accordato nel rieleggermi quest’anno italiani: complimenti a Pierluigi Campana ben 41 società scientifiche che essa in effetti alla presidenza della SIF. (LHCb), Fabiola Gianotti (ATLAS), Paolo rappresenta. Con il 2010 si conclude un anno di Giubellino (ALICE) e Guido Tonelli (CMS). Dal lato editoriale, la SIF nel 2011 inaugura cambiamenti e di riforme per il nostro Paese Nel 2010 il Congresso nazionale si è EPJ PLUS, una nuova sezione di THE EUROPEAN e per la nostra comunità scientifica, un svolto a Bologna con grande successo e con PHYSICAL JOURNAL (EPJ), pur mantenendo anno durante il quale la SIF ha continuato un aumento di quasi il 20% nel numero di IL NUOVO CIMENTO, LA RIVISTA DEL NUOVO CIMENTO le sue azioni su vari fronti. In sintesi, la SIF partecipanti. Nel 2011 il Congresso sarà a (IF = 3.5) e il GIORNALE DI FISICA, con allegati i è andata avanti con la sua iniziativa per L'Aquila dove faremo di tutto per rendere QUADERNI DI STORIA DELLA FISICA e i supplementi l'ordine professionale congiunto per fisici e il dovuto tributo scientifico a una città e della collana didattica “L’Energia nella Scuola”. chimici, ha intrapreso vari passi a vari livelli un'università di grandi tradizioni culturali che Immutata, anzi semmai intensificata, la per la tutela dell’insegnamento della Fisica tanto hanno sofferto per il sisma del 2009. collaborazione della SIF con i suoi partner nella Scuola Secondaria, si è nuovamente A Varenna nel 2010 si sono felicemente svolti europei per le altre sezioni di EPJ e per impegnata nel PLS (Piano Lauree Scientifiche) tre corsi della Scuola Internazionale di Fisica EUROPHYSICS LetteRS (EPL), riviste i cui IF sono in e in altre questioni legate alla didattica, “Enrico Fermi”. Nel 2011 questi saranno quattro. continua significativa crescita. in collaborazione con altre associazioni Inoltre la SIF, insieme alla Società Europea Infine il 2011 sarà l'anno di esordio dei scientifiche come AIF (Associazione per di Fisica (European Physical Society, EPS), moltissimi giovani, già pre-associati alla SIF per l'Insegnamento della Fisica), SAIt (Società lancerà l'iniziativa che si deve alla Divisione un biennio con il titolo di “Soci Invitati”, che Astronomica Ialiana), SCI (Società Chimica di Elettronica Quantistica e Ottica (Quantum avranno finalmente l'opportunità di diventarne Italiana) e UMI (Unione Matematica Italiana), Electronics and Optics Division, QEOD) dell'EPS Soci effettivi e di contribuire alla vita della ha infine lanciato un appello al Ministro della per l'istituzione dell'Anno Internazionale della Società. Pubblica Istruzione, dell'Università e della Luce, sotto l'egida delle Nazioni Unite. Ciò Con l'auspicio di una sempre migliore e Ricerca affinché venga rivolta la massima avverrà in uno speciale workshop che avrà fruttuosa collaborazione, a voi tutti i miei più attenzione alle prospettive e opportunità dei luogo a Varenna, inglobato in una settimana cordiali auguri, giovani. Parlando di ricerca, vorrei cogliere dedicata alla cultura scientifica nell’intera l'occasione per sottolineare con orgoglio provincia di Lecco. L’EPS, proprio alla fine Luisa Cifarelli l'eccellenza dei fisici italiani, in Italia e all'estero. del 2010, ha inoltre annunciato il suo piano Dear Members, in 2011 under the leadership of indeed four in 2011 will start EPJ PLUS, a new section Italians: congratulations to Pierluigi Campana of THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL (EPJ), yet I gratefully thank you for having placed your (LHCb), Fabiola Gianotti (ATLAS), Paolo maintaining IL NUOVO CIMENTO, LA RIVISTA DEL trust in me with my re-election this year as SIF Giubellino (ALICE) e Guido Tonelli (CMS).
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