Chemists have created the world’s thinnest spaghetti

Researchers from the University College London have done what celebrity chefs and Italian nonnas could only dream of: they’ve made the world’s thinnest spaghetti. This culinary-sounding accomplishment, in Nanoscale Advances, has yielded strands of starch nanofibers that are just 372…

Study: Yes, tapping on frescoes can reveal defects

The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, is adorned with multiple lavish murals created in the 19th century by Italian artist Constantino Brumidi. These include panels in the Senate first-floor corridors, Room H-144, and the rotunda. The crowning glory is…