ChETEC-INFRA supports the project “Stars on Earth – Inclusive dissemination paths of Nuclear Astrophysics”. Founded at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Padua, the project pursues the goal to broaden the target audience of scientific dissemination activities through the development of inclusive methods of communication, adopting techniques to improve accessibility of scientific outreach for people with disabilities, in particular for people with visual or hearing impairments.
The topic of Nuclear Astrophysics fascinates scientists and the general public alike: The chemical elements that constitute the world around us were created in stars. Surprisingly, to study the origin of the elements does involve laboratories not in space, but on Earth – some of them even located underground to be shielded from disturbances reaching the Earth from space. The project includes the development of several integrated tools, such as the creation of a tactile scale model of the new Bellotti Ion Beam Facility (located in the underground laboratories of Gran Sasso), which are accompanied by activities and multimedia material for further information.
More information on the project (including a video with English subtitles) can be found at: https://www.dfa.unipd.it/stellesullaterra/
