On 1 January, Italy took over the presidency of the G7, a forum that in recent years has taken on an increasingly important role in safeguarding the international system based on democratic values and rules and in meeting the challenges of our time. Under the leadership of Italian Deputy Prime...
Traces of sunscreen agents in the snow at the North Pole
A study conducted by researchers from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the Institute of Polar Sciences – National Research Council (Cnr-Isp) of Italy, in collaboration with the University Center in Svalbard (Unis), has identified ’emerging’ contaminants used in personal care products in the snow of Svalbard. The study was recently published in Science of...
KS 2.0 Platform Launch Event
The Knowledge Share 2.0 launch event is aimed at presenting the new Knowledge Share 2.0 platform. At the event-which will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at the headquarters of the CNR-National Research Council in Rome – the new features and content will be explored in depth-with a special...
Improving computer architecture with biomimicry
Research, coordinated by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome, developed a new nanofluidic device modelled on the functioning of the brain’s ion channels, which are essential for the propagation and processing of electrical signals, with low energy consumption. The project, funded by the European...
A new system for producing green hydrogen cheaply and efficiently
A study developed jointly by IIT and the spin-off BeDimensional has identified a solution based on ruthenium particles and a solar-powered electrolytic system What does it take to produce green hydrogen more efficiently and cheaply? Apparently, small ruthenium particles and a solar-powered system for water electrolysis. This is the solution...
MSIC and CSIC President’s message for Merry Christmas and New Year
Dear Colleagues, dear Friends, As the festive season draws near, I would like to send to all of you and your families my most affectionate and sincere good wishes for a Merry Christmas and New Year. May bring much-needed serenity and peace to our hearts despite the terrible events which...
Marco Baldocchi will be a speaker at the Taste Italian! Conference – Miami
Founder and CEO of Marco Baldocchi Group Inc. of Miami and distinguished member of the Miami Scientific Italian Community will attend the Taste Italian! Conference: the Italian Table for the Future of Food. Marco Baldocchi is Director of Neuromarketing Research for the Italian National Association of Applied Neurosciences. Founding member...
Erminia Fardone will be a speaker at the Taste Italian! Conference – Miami
Ermia Fardone, Assistant Scientist, Division of Health Services Research and Policy, Department of Public Health Sciences at University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine and distinguished member of the Miami Scientific Italian Community will attend the Taste Italian! Conference: the Italian Table for the Future of Food. Erminia Fardone...
Miami Dade College to host first TasteItalian! Academy – The Italian Table for the Future of Food Conference
Miami Dade College’s (MDC) School of Global Business, Trade and Transportation, MDC’s Miami Culinary Institute and Making Business Happen are collaborating to present the first-ever TasteItalian! Academy – The Italian Table for the Future of Food Conference on Thursday, Jan. 25, at the College’s Wolfson Campus in downtown...
The first eco-friendly fluorescent artificial seed for monitoring soil temperature by using drones
Acer i-Seed has been realized by the research group led by Barbara Mazzolai at IIT in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute for New Materials A new kind of artificial seed to sense environmental parameters without impacting on the health of environment is the invention coming from the IIT-Istituto Italiano di...