Two IIT research groups and start-up Foresee Biosystems involved in European consortium Developing new drugs with low toxicity by analysing a specific feature of the symmetry of their molecules, chirality: this is the ultimate goal of the European TwistedNano project presented at the University of L’Aquila, which is its...
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Space, very rare meteorite discovered in Calabria: it is the third case in the world
The tiny fragment of a meteorite recently found on Mount Gariglione, in Calabria, by a collector who gave it to the team of researchers of the University of Bari, is not only a virtuous example of Citizen Science, but it is also an important discovery in the field of planetary...
Guido Bertolaso in the USA: objective to meet Italian researchers
As Italy’s economic powerhouse and among Europe leading regions, Lombardy is already a strong partner with the U.S. and an ideal driver for an even stronger cooperation between Italy and U.S. Let’s build the future together! Lombardy’s Councillor for Welfare Guido Bertolaso is on tour and after touching Argentina...
Happy or angry, how the brain recognize emotions.
A team from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia has discovered one of the brain circuits through which we recognize and respond to others’ emotions The Genetics of Cognition research group coordinated by Francesco Papaleo at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) has discovered a brain network present...
B7 Summit, delivered Final Declaration with industry recommendations to Premier Meloni
Strengthening the economic clout of the G7 through public-private cooperation and urgently narrowing the competitiveness gap. This is, according to B7-among the most influential Engagement Group reserved for G7 industry-the high road to addressing the transitions that are reshaping the economy. This is the central message of the Final Declaration...
A new generation of greener batteries
Creating increasingly sustainable, high-performing, safe and low-cost materials for a new generation of green batteries is the goal of the all-Italian 4 million euro project ORANGEES, which comprises the Cnr (leader), ENEA, National Inter-university Consortium for the science and technology of materials, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Research on the...
Sensors and drones for risk protection
3D models of bridges and viaducts, platforms for critical infrastructure and sensor networks, but also photogrammetric surveys, drones and training are some of the solutions to make infrastructures safer in the case of earthquakes or other disasters that ENEA presented at the conference “Existing bridges, viaducts and tunnels: research, innovation...
New technologies for more efficient desalination plants
ENEA and the Italian company SEKO have developed an innovative high pressure pump for reverse osmosis water desalination plants with integrated energy recovery device. This low-cost prototype, created thanks to a POC loan, it’s easy to develop at industrial scale and it’s targeted to small communities, islands and SMEs. The...
Bianca Graziano joins the Scientific Community of the Miami Scientific Italian Community
Dr. Bianca Graziano is an Italian M.D who recently completed her PhD at the University of Miami working in the lab of Dr. Laura Bianchi. She obtained a medical degree in Italy at Universitá degli Studi di Milano in 2017. During her final year of medical school, she joined Dr....
Festival dell’Economia – Trento. “QUO VADIS? The Dilemmas of Our Time”
MAY 23-26, 2024 How can the climate change challenge be faced? Will economic development win the battle against the tightening necessary to beat inflation? Will high public debt eventually destabilise the authority of nations? Is energy transition achievable on the tight timescale dictated by the West? Will the demographic...