International Day of Light at Trento

Light is life and, as such, it shapes our lives and our history..

Five scientists from different fields of knowledge and civil society will discuss five topics connected with light.

9:00 am -9:45 am - Glass, the Sphere and Light: from the lens to the microlaser talk by Giancarlo C. Righini, physicist, who had conducted research in the field of integrated optics, fibre optics and their applications, particularly in medicine and sensors.

9:45 am -10:30 am - Light and Horticulture talk by Alessandro Pasini, Managing Director of C-LED and LUCIFERO’S in the Cefla Group.

11:00 am -11:45 am - Light at the service of Medicine: optical biosensors talk by Francesco Baldini  who is involved in the development of optical sensors for the measurement of chemical and biochemical parameters, mainly for clinical applications..

11:45 am -12:30 pm - Light – Research and Cultural Tradition talk by Zeno Gaburro, Associated Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Trento.

12:30 am -1:15 pm - Light and Ontology: artificial vision and geometric method talk by Emanuele Bottazzi from the ISTC-CNR Laboratory of Applied Ontology..

Trento, Sala Grande FBK Via Santa Croce 77 dalle ore 8:45 am alle ore 1:15 pm