An ENEA research team has devised a process to turn over 90% of plastic waste from the sea into new “oil” to be used as fuel or to produce new plastics, paints, solvents and countless organic compounds. This activity was conducted as part of the European interregional Italy-Croatia project “NETWAP”...
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ENEA develops a biofortified tomato for Space missions
ENEA has engineered dwarf tomato plants enriched with antioxidant molecules beneficial for the diet of astronauts during long-term missions and able to counteract the effects of cosmic radiation for the plant itself. The activities were carried out as a part of the HORTSPACE and BIOxTREME projects, funded by the Italian...
Maria Carmela Basile has been appointed Member of MSIC’s International Advisory Board
Maria Carmela Basile is the Head of the Technology Transfer Office of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy’s largest research institution and the fourth in Europe, covering all ranges of scientific, technological, and social sciences. As director of the TTO, she oversees and coordinates a staff of more than 20...
Stefano Corgnati is the new Rector of the Politecnico
Stefano Paolo Corgnati will lead the Politecnico di Torino for the next six years. Corgnati, born in 1973, graduated with honors in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in Energetics, is Full Professor of Technical Environmental Physics at the Energy Department “Galileo Ferraris” (TEBE research group) of the Politecnico. A former...
Opportunità di tirocinio presso le Sedi del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
Il MAECI ha in vigore una Convenzione con il MUR (Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca) e con la Fondazione CRUI (Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università Italiane) per l’attivazione di tirocini curriculari trimestrali presso le Rappresentanze diplomatiche italiane all’estero. Il programma di tirocini mira a integrare il percorso formativo universitario dello studente con un’esperienza concreta...
Mauro Battocchi is the new Director General for the promotion of the Italy System of MAECI
Former Italian Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Mauro Battocchi, was appointed Director General for the Promotion of the Italy System at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in January 2024. Previously, he served as Diplomatic Adviser at the Ministry of Economic Development, Consul General of Italy...
International Symposium “Italy in Transit”
VIII Symposium February 9-10, 2024 Organized by the FAU Italian Studies Program, in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute (New York) and the FAU Initiative for the Study of the Americas, under the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in Miami. Guests are invited to...
Maddalena Parafati joins the Scientific Community of the Miami Scientific Italian Community
Dr. Maddalena Parafati is a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida. Dr. Maddalena Parafati received her PhD in Pharmaceutical Science from the University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro (Italy) in 2010, where she won the Doctoral Research Abroad Program award as Ph.D. Student to conduct her...
European Research and Innovation Days 2024
The European Commission’s annual flagship research and innovation event brings together policymakers, researchers, stakeholders, and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond through key policy debates, funding and networking opportunities, and dedicated workshops. This fifth edition will take place during the...
Testing in space for the groundbreaking EMSi, the first bionic spacesuit designed using technology from Politecnico di Bari
Among the planned activities is the testing of the new EMSi, an acronym for Electrical Muscle Simulation, the first bionic spacesuit for astronauts that was made by Apulian startup REA Space in collaboration with Politecnico di Bari REA Spazio will conduct its first in-orbit test of the company’s Electrical...