A review article about the future of neuromorphic computing by a team of 23 researchers, including Chiara Bartolozzi from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) was published last week in Nature. The article, titled “Neuromorphic Computing at Scale,” examines the state of neuromorphic technology and presents a strategy for building large-scale...
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Telescoping from the moon: UM astrophysicist, Massimiliano Galeazzi collaborated on an X-ray telescope headed to Earth’s nearest celestial body
University of Miami astrophysicist, Massimiliano Galeazzi collaborated on an X-ray telescope headed to Earth’s nearest celestial body, where the instrument will capture the first-ever images of X-rays emanating from the edges of our planet’s vast magnetosphere. Before Neil Armstrong took his “giant leap for mankind,” NASA staged a series of...
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Selected as U.S. Site for Neuralink Clinical Trial
Landmark study aims to enable paralyzed patients to use their own thoughts to control external devices through a brain-computer interface The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have been selected to become the second U.S. –...
DYNAMO: a new generation of scientists and hybrid nanopore technologies
A training network among 9 world-leading academic and industrial groups in Europe and coordinated by IIT, to educate 11 PhD students coming from all over the world in the areas of nanoscience, photonics and nanotechnology Their common goal is developing a next-generation technology able to explore the molecular structures of...
Historic Drilling Campaign Reaches more than 1.2-Million-Year-Old Ice
At the remote Little Dome C site in Antarctica, a research team representing twelve scientific institutions from ten European nations has just achieved a historic milestone for climate science. As part of the European-funded Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, the team successfully concluded a decisive drilling campaign, reaching the...
Indoor air pollution harmful even at low concentrations of particulate matter
A study conducted by ENEA and the CNR Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC), in collaboration with Sapienza University of Rome and Milano-Bicocca University as part of the project VIEPI, funded by Inail and published in the journal Environmental Pollution, found that in urban areas indoor air conditions may...
Space: Nuclear, from ENEA and ASI a Moon Energy Hub
Producing electricity on the lunar surface via small nuclear-powered plants. This is the goal of the all-Italian SELENE project (Lunar Energy System with Nuclear Energy) funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and led by ENEA, in collaboration with the Energy Department at the Politecnico di Milano and Thales Alenia...
Think Tech Italia – Made in Italy Innovations Showcase – Miami
DE FURIA (MSIC): FLORIDA AS A CATALYST FOR MADE IN ITALY IN THE UNITED STATES Miami, March 24-28: Think Tech Italia Made in Italy Innovations Showcase “Florida can represent an incredible growth engine for the Italian scientific community and for Italian SMEs with a high degree of innovation. Strengthening our...
NSF-Italian Ministry of Universities and Research Lead Agency Opportunity on Artificial Intelligence
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Ministry of Universities and Research of the Italian Republic (MUR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning Artificial Intelligence Collaboration. The MOU provides the framework to encourage collaboration between the U.S. and Italy research communities and sets out the principles by...
AIRCARE Project Launched to Revolutionise AI-Driven Diagnosis and Treatment of UADT Cancers
Coordinated by the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology), AIRCARE brings together leading research institutions, hospitals, and industry experts across Europe. The project aims to introduce advanced AI-driven and robotic technologies into clinical workflows, offering new standards of care in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of UADT cancers....