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Ten Italian inventions that changed the world

Sep 13th, 2012 | By | Category: English

Sometimes people have really good ideas and they don’t even imagine the consequences of their implementation in the everyday life. I’m sure Leonardo Da Vinci didn’t expect us to use his inventions till nowadays…



Dieci invenzioni italiane che hanno cambiato il mondo

Sep 13th, 2012 | By | Category: Italiano

A volte le persone hanno davvero delle buone idee e non immaginano neppure le conseguenze che avranno una volta implementate nella quotidianità. Sono sicura che Leonardo Da Vinci non prevedeva che avremmo usato le sue invenzioni ancora al giorno d’oggi, e che si stanno scoprendo nuovi modi di applicarne altre alle tecnologie moderne. Alcuni ricercatori [...]



Do you want to be forever young? – Welcome to Neverland!

Sep 5th, 2012 | By | Category: English

Who would´t like to be forever young and enjoy life without responsibilities? Well, nowadays Peter Pan doesn’t seem to be the only exception of not growing up. Let me introduce to you the Generation Y! Who are these young adults and why do they refuse to grow up?



Örök fiatalság? Isten hozott Sohaországban!

Sep 5th, 2012 | By | Category: Magyar

Ki ne akarna örökké fiatal lenni és felelősség nélkül élvezni az életet? Manapság úgy tűnik, hogy nem egyedül Pán Péter a kivétel az felnőtté válás alól. Hadd mutassam be az Y generációt! De kik ezek a felnőtt fiatalok és miért nem akarnak felnőni? Az Y generáció vagy más néven Pán Péter generáció 25-40 évesek igen [...]



Super Dutch (sur)names!

Aug 16th, 2012 | By | Category: English

Do you know which are the most common names in your language? The more general term for ‘surname’ is ‘family name’, indicating one of its essential characteristics: it’s being passed on from one generation to another…



Super (sur)names

Aug 16th, 2012 | By | Category: Nederlands

Als je Kromowidjojo hoort weet je intussen hoogstwaarschijnlijk wel wat (beter gezegd: wie) het is. Voor de buitenlander zonder de benodigde kennis van de Nederlands-Indonesische geschiedenis blijft de naam echter verbazen. China maakt volgens de overlevering al duizenden jaren gebruik van achternamen. Een aantal veel recentere voorbeelden van de introductie van de achternaam zijn Nederland [...]



Is English the official music language?

Aug 14th, 2012 | By | Category: English

It seems to be challenging for other languages to break the international charts. English sells well, nobody will question that. It does in English speaking countries, but also in other countries….



L’anglais est-il la langue officielle du monde de la musique ?

Aug 14th, 2012 | By | Category: Français

Il semble qu’entrer dans les charts internationales n’est pas tâche facile pour les non-anglophones, sans même parler d’intégrer la liste des albums légendaires dont les ventes dépassent les 20 millions; Andrea Bocelli, qui chante en italien, semble bien seul sur cette liste. L’anglais, mieux que les autres langues ? L’anglais se vent bien, personne ne [...]



De Repudo, de PAL-V en het Ecofont… De nieuwe stoommachines?

Aug 6th, 2012 | By | Category: Nederlands

Uitvindingen zijn niet alleen iets van Edison en vonden niet alleen plaats rond het aanbreken van de 20ste eeuw. Een hoop nieuwe producten worden momenteel ontwikkeld! Hier vind je een selectie van vreemde/interessante/grappige producten die onlangs bedacht zijn, met het feit dat ze op Nederlandse bodem onstonden als enige overeenkomst. De vliegende auto, oftewel PAL-V, [...]



The Repudo, the PAL-V and the Ecofont… The new steam engines?

Aug 6th, 2012 | By | Category: English

There’s a lot of product development currently out there! The following is a random selection of recent interesting products, the only thing they have in common being that their inventors are Dutch! Do you think they are useful?