Andrea Macchi
@andreamacchi.bsky.social
Physicist, working as a research scientist at CNR/INO (Italy) in superintense laser-matter interactions and also active as university lecturer, peer reviewer, associate Editor of specialized physics journals, scientific popularizer for any kind of public.
Since last year I did not guess any Nobel recipient, this year I will simply list the bookmakers' choices:
- Peace: Donald J. Trump
- Medicine: Andrew Wakefield
- Physics: Hendrik Schoen
- Chemistry: Martin Fleischmann & Stanley Pons
- Literature: Emmanuelle Arsan
- Economy: Joseph Cassano
- Peace: Donald J. Trump
- Medicine: Andrew Wakefield
- Physics: Hendrik Schoen
- Chemistry: Martin Fleischmann & Stanley Pons
- Literature: Emmanuelle Arsan
- Economy: Joseph Cassano
October 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Since last year I did not guess any Nobel recipient, this year I will simply list the bookmakers' choices:
- Peace: Donald J. Trump
- Medicine: Andrew Wakefield
- Physics: Hendrik Schoen
- Chemistry: Martin Fleischmann & Stanley Pons
- Literature: Emmanuelle Arsan
- Economy: Joseph Cassano
- Peace: Donald J. Trump
- Medicine: Andrew Wakefield
- Physics: Hendrik Schoen
- Chemistry: Martin Fleischmann & Stanley Pons
- Literature: Emmanuelle Arsan
- Economy: Joseph Cassano
For my usual introduction to quantum physics for high school students, I dared for the first time to add an explanation of Bell's inequality to the usual cats & socks, and an effort to show that entanglement and Dirac's equation have nothing to do with love.
September 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
For my usual introduction to quantum physics for high school students, I dared for the first time to add an explanation of Bell's inequality to the usual cats & socks, and an effort to show that entanglement and Dirac's equation have nothing to do with love.
Io ho donato.
MISSIONE INTERNAZIONALE – SALPIAMO PER GAZA chuffed.org/project/1406...
MISSIONE INTERNAZIONALE – SALPIAMO PER GAZA chuffed.org/project/1406...
MISSIONE INTERNAZIONALE – SALPIAMO PER GAZA
MISSIONE INTERNAZIONALE – SALPIAMO PER GAZAMentre il genocidio in corso a Gaza peggiora di giorno in giorno e le istituzioni restano in silenzio, persone da tutto il mondo si stanno mobilitando per co...
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August 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Io ho donato.
MISSIONE INTERNAZIONALE – SALPIAMO PER GAZA chuffed.org/project/1406...
MISSIONE INTERNAZIONALE – SALPIAMO PER GAZA chuffed.org/project/1406...
Even in the digital era, receiving the hardcopy is always a pleasure. Probably the five complimentary copies I received are the only reprints, thus the environmental footprint is limited also considering the savings in colors for the new cover.
July 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Even in the digital era, receiving the hardcopy is always a pleasure. Probably the five complimentary copies I received are the only reprints, thus the environmental footprint is limited also considering the savings in colors for the new cover.
Finally, the second edition of this primer is out. Not only the cover, but also the text has changed a lot - say, by 80%, with the hope to have improved it (or at least to have removed most parts I didn't like anymore). link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
A Superintense Laser-Plasma Interaction Theory Primer
This 2nd edition of the briefs provides a very compact theoretical introduction to laser-plasma interactions, at a tutorial level upper graduate students.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Finally, the second edition of this primer is out. Not only the cover, but also the text has changed a lot - say, by 80%, with the hope to have improved it (or at least to have removed most parts I didn't like anymore). link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Appena arrivato. Grazie a Daniele Bernardi per aver pubblicato ogni giorno una di queste poesie e ad Emergency, a cui vanno 5€ per copia acquistata, per tutto quello che ha fatto e sta facendo a Gaza e per Gaza.
July 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Appena arrivato. Grazie a Daniele Bernardi per aver pubblicato ogni giorno una di queste poesie e ad Emergency, a cui vanno 5€ per copia acquistata, per tutto quello che ha fatto e sta facendo a Gaza e per Gaza.
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🧵 In un documento ufficiale, il Dipartimento di Stato USA accusa l’UE di essere una minaccia per la civiltà occidentale. E sostiene un cambio di regime in favore dell’estrema destra.
Il testo ribalta talmente la realtà che pare uscito dalla penna di uno Stalin postmoderno.
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Il testo ribalta talmente la realtà che pare uscito dalla penna di uno Stalin postmoderno.
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Lo stalinismo Maga contro l’Europa
In un documento ufficiale, il Dipartimento di Stato degli USA accusa l’UE di essere una minaccia per la civiltà occidentale. E sostiene apertamente un cambio di regime in favore dell’estrema destra
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May 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🧵 In un documento ufficiale, il Dipartimento di Stato USA accusa l’UE di essere una minaccia per la civiltà occidentale. E sostiene un cambio di regime in favore dell’estrema destra.
Il testo ribalta talmente la realtà che pare uscito dalla penna di uno Stalin postmoderno.
1/2
Il testo ribalta talmente la realtà che pare uscito dalla penna di uno Stalin postmoderno.
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Should you be willing to build your own Quantum Cryptography emulator at home, here are the instructions in the "Physics for Everybody" section of Il Giornale di Fisica (in Italian only, but we may release a drawings-only version in IKEA style) www.sif.it/riviste/sif/...
May 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Should you be willing to build your own Quantum Cryptography emulator at home, here are the instructions in the "Physics for Everybody" section of Il Giornale di Fisica (in Italian only, but we may release a drawings-only version in IKEA style) www.sif.it/riviste/sif/...
Ready for the International Day of Light in Tuscany (event: ai-sf.it/lot/ , hagiography: ai-sf.it/lot/speaker/, slides: osiris.df.unipi.it/~macchi/TALK..., soundtrack: youtu.be/0QWhPWBJPik?...)
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May 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Ready for the International Day of Light in Tuscany (event: ai-sf.it/lot/ , hagiography: ai-sf.it/lot/speaker/, slides: osiris.df.unipi.it/~macchi/TALK..., soundtrack: youtu.be/0QWhPWBJPik?...)
As daylight is accelerating and soon we'll enjoy the seaside again, I will be delighted to deliver a talk on "Surfin' Plasma Waves and Sailing with Light: the Sea of Laser-Driven Accelerators" at Lights of Tuscany 2025 on the International Day of Light (Friday, May 16 in Pisa)
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May 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
As daylight is accelerating and soon we'll enjoy the seaside again, I will be delighted to deliver a talk on "Surfin' Plasma Waves and Sailing with Light: the Sea of Laser-Driven Accelerators" at Lights of Tuscany 2025 on the International Day of Light (Friday, May 16 in Pisa)
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To tackle Vatican's budget issues the new Pope Lion XIV will establish DOVE (Department of Vatican Efficiency) with the same manager as the Conclave www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/...
Why is the Holy Spirit Represented as a Dove in the Bible?
From the moment we accept Jesus as Lord, we receive the Holy Spirit as a seal upon our lives. Just like the dove alighting on Jesus, the Holy Spirit indwells us and seals us. We no longer need to fear...
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May 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
To tackle Vatican's budget issues the new Pope Lion XIV will establish DOVE (Department of Vatican Efficiency) with the same manager as the Conclave www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/...
World Quantum Day dell'International Day of Quantum Technologies degnamente celebrato con il match Calci&Sputi "onde contro particelle" artisticamente presentato da Jacopo Peretti Cucchi e magistralmente illustrato da Gabriele Peddes.
April 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
World Quantum Day dell'International Day of Quantum Technologies degnamente celebrato con il match Calci&Sputi "onde contro particelle" artisticamente presentato da Jacopo Peretti Cucchi e magistralmente illustrato da Gabriele Peddes.
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Il CNR discute di #meccanicaquantistica a calci e sputi. Vieni?
🗓️ 14 aprile 2025, ore 9:30 – 12:30
📍 Aula Convegni, CNR – Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, Roma
#quantum #divulgazionescientifica #IYQ2025 #comics
🗓️ 14 aprile 2025, ore 9:30 – 12:30
📍 Aula Convegni, CNR – Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, Roma
#quantum #divulgazionescientifica #IYQ2025 #comics
April 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Il CNR discute di #meccanicaquantistica a calci e sputi. Vieni?
🗓️ 14 aprile 2025, ore 9:30 – 12:30
📍 Aula Convegni, CNR – Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, Roma
#quantum #divulgazionescientifica #IYQ2025 #comics
🗓️ 14 aprile 2025, ore 9:30 – 12:30
📍 Aula Convegni, CNR – Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, Roma
#quantum #divulgazionescientifica #IYQ2025 #comics
Sarò a Roma per il Quantum Day (14/04) a giocare il derby "Onde contro Particelle". Voleranno Calci&Sputi (e cartellini giallo-rossi, nel senso di una sovrapposizione di stati) registrazioneeventi.cnr.it/event/111/pr...
Cento anni di rivoluzioni quantistiche: dal gatto di Schrödinger al quantum computing
In occasione del centenario della prima formulazione matriciale della meccanica quantistica, e in concomitanza con l'Anno Internazionale della Scienza e delle Tecnologie Quantistiche proclamato dalle ...
registrazioneeventi.cnr.it
April 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Sarò a Roma per il Quantum Day (14/04) a giocare il derby "Onde contro Particelle". Voleranno Calci&Sputi (e cartellini giallo-rossi, nel senso di una sovrapposizione di stati) registrazioneeventi.cnr.it/event/111/pr...
Ci sarò anche io per 7 caldissimi minuti (10 Aprile, 14:24, Aula Magna) a presentare il nuovo corso sulla Fusione Nucleare per la Laurea magistrale www.iltirreno.it/pisa/cronaca...
Open day alla laurea magistrale in fisica, l’università di Pisa apre le porte agli studenti
Due giorni di incontri, presentazioni e visite ai laboratori per scoprire le opportunità di formazione avanzata nel campo della fisica
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April 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Ci sarò anche io per 7 caldissimi minuti (10 Aprile, 14:24, Aula Magna) a presentare il nuovo corso sulla Fusione Nucleare per la Laurea magistrale www.iltirreno.it/pisa/cronaca...
With an enormous delay, I just submitted the manuscript of the 2nd edition of this ultrathin book. The original project was to change a 20% of the text, I ended up rewriting more than 80% (as a reviewer, today I would not recommend the 1st edition ...)
January 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
With an enormous delay, I just submitted the manuscript of the 2nd edition of this ultrathin book. The original project was to change a 20% of the text, I ended up rewriting more than 80% (as a reviewer, today I would not recommend the 1st edition ...)
Nous parlerons de la pression de la lumière avec une bière pression (Pisa, 04/02/2025, 18:45)
January 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Nous parlerons de la pression de la lumière avec une bière pression (Pisa, 04/02/2025, 18:45)
Reposted by Andrea Macchi
In our special January issue, we present articles from the Physics Today archives that describe the birth of modern quantum mechanics and emerging applications that have the potential to transform both science and society.
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#IYQ2025 #Quantum #PhysicsToday
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#IYQ2025 #Quantum #PhysicsToday
Volume 78 Issue 1 | Physics Today | AIP Publishing
Physics Today the flagship publication of the American Institute of Physics is the most influential and closely followed physics magazine in the world.
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January 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In our special January issue, we present articles from the Physics Today archives that describe the birth of modern quantum mechanics and emerging applications that have the potential to transform both science and society.
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...
#IYQ2025 #Quantum #PhysicsToday
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...
#IYQ2025 #Quantum #PhysicsToday
I've been voluntarily serving APS (
@apsphysics.bsky.social
) as a reviewer since 25 years and more recently as an associate editor. I am confident that this 2017 editorial is still valid as it supports my motivations.
@apsphysics.bsky.social
) as a reviewer since 25 years and more recently as an associate editor. I am confident that this 2017 editorial is still valid as it supports my motivations.
January 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I've been voluntarily serving APS (
@apsphysics.bsky.social
) as a reviewer since 25 years and more recently as an associate editor. I am confident that this 2017 editorial is still valid as it supports my motivations.
@apsphysics.bsky.social
) as a reviewer since 25 years and more recently as an associate editor. I am confident that this 2017 editorial is still valid as it supports my motivations.
"I was tempted to decline your invitation since a two days deadline for a review is ridiculous, unless one is asked to evaluate the work by the title only. However, this was indeed the case and the title revealed that the manuscript is ridiculous as well, which makes the procedure consistent."
December 28, 2024 at 9:09 PM
"I was tempted to decline your invitation since a two days deadline for a review is ridiculous, unless one is asked to evaluate the work by the title only. However, this was indeed the case and the title revealed that the manuscript is ridiculous as well, which makes the procedure consistent."
Reposted by Andrea Macchi
On December 17 I will celebrate Marconi at the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, with a talk (in Italian) on "Discovering the Ionosphere", the ionized layer in the sky which made long distance radio communications possible. Follow in presence or in streaming: www.lincei.it/it/manifesta...
December 12, 2024 at 12:26 PM
On December 17 I will celebrate Marconi at the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, with a talk (in Italian) on "Discovering the Ionosphere", the ionized layer in the sky which made long distance radio communications possible. Follow in presence or in streaming: www.lincei.it/it/manifesta...
The graphical summary of my talk on Nuclear Fusion at the Lucca Comics&Science Palace 2024, from the great Gabriele Peddes
December 16, 2024 at 9:25 AM
The graphical summary of my talk on Nuclear Fusion at the Lucca Comics&Science Palace 2024, from the great Gabriele Peddes
The traditional CNR/INO Christmas Lecture! Friday December 20, 15:30, on YouTube ( (www.youtube.com/@cnr-ino/str...). My 10 minutes (in Italian) will be about nuclear fusion for everybody (in a dual sense).
December 15, 2024 at 6:35 AM
The traditional CNR/INO Christmas Lecture! Friday December 20, 15:30, on YouTube ( (www.youtube.com/@cnr-ino/str...). My 10 minutes (in Italian) will be about nuclear fusion for everybody (in a dual sense).
On this day in 1901, Guglielmo Marconi succeeded in sending radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean thanks to reflection from the sky, and then providing "skywaves" for communication all over the world and opening new "bluesky" research. I find this date as appropriate for my first post on BlueSky!
December 12, 2024 at 12:26 PM
On this day in 1901, Guglielmo Marconi succeeded in sending radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean thanks to reflection from the sky, and then providing "skywaves" for communication all over the world and opening new "bluesky" research. I find this date as appropriate for my first post on BlueSky!