Simon Willis

1 month ago | wetheitalians.com | Simon Willis

BY: Simon WillisIn the hilltop village of Castelvetro di Modena, they were dancing in the streets. It was mid-September, and the revelers were there for the town's annual Sagra dell'Uva, or Grape Festival. All over the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, winemakers were picking, pressing, and fermenting the latest vintage of Lambrusco, a predominantly red sparkling wine that has been produced there for centuries.

1 month ago | travelandleisure.com | Simon Willis

Relais Roncolo 1888, a hotel in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region. Credit: Sabrina Licata/Relais Roncolo 1888 In the hilltop village of Castelvetro di Modena, they were dancing in the streets. It was mid-September, and the revelers were there for the town’s annual Sagra dell’Uva, or Grape Festival.

2 months ago | travelandleisure.com | Simon Willis

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Photo: Pgiam/Getty Images The Latrobe Building in central Baltimore has long been a symbol of the city’s shifting fortunes. It opened in 1912 as luxuriously appointed apartments for young men who’d found prosperity in what was then a flourishing port. But as the city went from boom to bust, so did the Latrobe. Over the years it has been a flophouse, a makeshift office block, and finally, when its owners went bankrupt, an abandoned shell.

Jan 13, 2025 | chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Simon Willis

Broader adoption of 4D ultrafast electron microscopy (UEM) for the study of chemical, materials, and quantum systems is being driven by development of new instruments as well as continuous improvement and characterization of existing technologies. Perhaps owing to the still-high barrier to entry, the full range of capabilities of laser-driven 4D UEM instruments has yet to be established, particularly when operated at extremely low beam currents (~fA).

Aug 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Simon Willis

It was the white orchids that struck us first, sitting elegantly on the reception desk. Then the two mid-century leather chairs in the waiting area—the kind of furniture you might find in the swanky lobby of an investment firm or advertising agency. These corporate design details—including a monochrome company logo and a huge wall-mounted TV—caught us off guard. After all, we weren’t looking for stock tips or help with an ad campaign. We were hunting for childcare for our baby son.