Fabio De Furia, President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community says: “We look to the past but above all to the future, to the next ten years and the challenges that lie ahead. Growth can’t be stopped, a nice way to celebrate the first ten years since its founding”. On...
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ENEA identifies durum wheat variety resistant to drought
An international study on durum wheat genes that ‘react’ to drought, coordinated by ENEA, has identified the experimental Barnacla variety as the one with the highest wheat productivity under the impact of water stress. The findings, published in the open source journal Genes, show that under reduced irrigation the Italian...
5G, European project studies potential health effects on humans
Assessing the potential health risk associated with electromagnetic fields generated by 5G mobile phone technology is the objective of the EU project SEAWave, funded as part of Horizon Europe with over 7 million euro and conducted by a consortium comprising 16 partners, including ENEA. Coordinated by the Aristotle University of...
Robotic arms, hi-tech sensors and laser technologies to counter CBRNe attacks
Preventing terrorist threats and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNe) attacks with innovative technologies, state-of-the-art solutions and integrated platforms is the objective of the MoSaiC project, funded with over 4.4 million euro by the European Defense Fund , for a total...
CONVINCE project kicked off to improve autonomy of robots
CONVINCE, a European project coordinated by the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), has been awarded over €4 million in EU funding under the Horizon Europe Programme. The principal aim of the project is to develop and verify cognitive deliberation capabilities in autonomous robots. The project will last for three...
The first biodegradable seed robot, able to change shape in response to humidity
The seeds of the South African geranium inspired the realization of the prototype. Developed at IIT by Barbara Mazzolai’s group, it is part of the European project “I-Seed”. A robot with the shape of a seed and with the ability to explore the soil based on humidity changes. It...
A Yearbook of Italian Researchers Abroad
Enhancing the contribution of Italian researchers to international science and promoting the dissemination of the results of their research is the goal of the “Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo,” established by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, in agreement with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli guest of the Information Technologies SERIES
Our SERIES of meetings continues with Italian personalities of the Research and Innovation World. The Information Technologies SERIES has become a real format, a kind of media in its own right, not television or traditional, it is a talk show formula around which a real community has been created. A...
Fiuggi reopens its thermal baths and begins major transformation
The season at Terme di Fiuggi starts! The new industrial group that sees together Confindustria’s vice president Maurizio Stirpe, the president of Unindustria Cassino Francesco Borgomeo, the owner of Matera’s Grand Hotel Gattini Nicola Benedetto, and the former Ferrovie dello Stato chief executive Gianfranco Battisti, has bought Terme di Fiuggi...
ENEA developed innovative laser system for detection of water contaminants
ENEA has developed an innovative technique based on laser Raman spectroscopy for real-time detection of water contaminants, also at low concentrations. The tool, a portable laser device, was previously successfully used to detect air pollutants, which can also provide information on the chemical structure of water pollutants, thanks to the...