{"id":2780,"date":"2026-03-13T13:32:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.df.unipi.it\/ricerca\/refractions-stories-of-physics-and-women-scientists-episode-ii-explores-the-physics-of-noise\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T10:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:59:41","slug":"refractions-stories-of-physics-and-women-scientists-episode-ii-explores-the-physics-of-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.df.unipi.it\/ricerca\/en\/refractions-stories-of-physics-and-women-scientists-episode-ii-explores-the-physics-of-noise\/","title":{"rendered":"Refractions \u2013 Stories of Physics and Women Scientists: Episode II Explores the Physics of Noise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On <strong>Wednesday, March 18 at 4:45 PM<\/strong>, the <strong>Department of Physics \u201cE. 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