Projects

PrandtlPlane: the aircraft of the future is taking shape at the University of Pisa

Wider aisles, a 50% increase in the number of potential passengers for each flight, and a higher number of entry and exit doors to reduce embarkation and disembarkation times are some of the characteristics...

Publication date 06/20/2018

Source Università degli Studi di Pisa

Special on Antarctica, Italy in the large natural laboratory for the study of the future

If scientific knowledge is similar to a journey, not all stages are the same. There are “places” which are richer and more promising than others, hold more secrets and take us further in our...

Publication date 06/14/2018

Source Redazione ResearchItaly

Insight mission: NASA to discover Mars with a little bit of Italy

To discover for the first time what hides under the surface of Mars, to analyze its underground, seismic activity, and to collect important clues on the evolution of the rock planets of the Solar System...

Publication date 06/08/2018

Source INFN

CANCER project: an innovative view in the treatment of tumours

Improving the treatment of tumours by immunotherapy is one of the objectives of the European project CANCER - Immunotherapy Approaches To Improving Cancer Outcome and Quality of Life (QOL), recently funded...

Publication date 06/07/2018

Source Università degli Studi di Camerino

Aerospace, green light to the development of a new made in Italy ceramic material

Interesting prospects are opening up for the development of a new made in Italy material with applications in the aerospace sector.

Publication date 05/30/2018

Source ASI

Special on Forum PA 2018: the contribution of research and education to sustainability

What is the contribution of science and education to the great social, economic and environmental challenges of our time? And how can the entire chain of knowledge – from school to research &ndash...

Publication date 05/25/2018

Source Redazione ResearchItaly

Particle Physics: first collisions for SuperKEKB, the highest luminosity accelerator

With the production of the first electron-positron collisions – events observed by the Belle II particle detector – the SuperKEKB adventure begins. SuperKEKB is the first particle accelerator...

Publication date 05/25/2018

Source Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

Climate change, the largest Italian research and education centre inaugurated

The strategic partnership between the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change and the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics and the Department of Economy of the Ca’Foscari...

Publication date 05/23/2018

Source Università Ca’Foscari di Venezia

Engineering, Sapienza University: looking at research projects closely

From integrated systems for electric mobility to advanced solutions for road safety. From new building tools to software applications for space missions. From technologies for research in experimental...

Publication date 05/18/2018

Source Redazione ResearchItaly

Italy joins the International LOFAR Telescope for radio waves

Medicina, near Bologna, will host the new station of the LOFAR-LOw Frequency Array, the large international radio telescope that today has over 25 thousand antennas grouped in 51 stations located in 7...

Publication date 05/16/2018

Source INAF

European research, ERC Advanced Grants awarded to 11 Italian projects

The European Research Council-ERC has invested a total budget of over 650 million euro in groundbreaking research in the latest edition of the Advanced Grant Call, the results of which have been recently...

Publication date 05/10/2018

Source Redazione ResearchItaly

Plastics in the Mediterranean: the European project to preserve marine protected areas kicks off

Plastic pollution poses a serious threat to the marine and coastal environment of the Mediterranean. To mitigate this phenomenon, the European Union’s regional development programme, Interreg Europe...

Publication date 04/26/2018

Source Università degli Studi di Siena

Responsible animal testing: Centro 3R set up in Italy

The Universities of Genoa and Pisa have recently set up in Italy Centro 3R-Interuniversitary Center for the Promotion of the Principles of the 3Rs in Teaching and Research, a new initiative on...

Publication date 04/23/2018

Source Università degli Studi di Pisa

Southern Iraq, results from the Sapienza University archaeological mission presented

On 21 March, Sapienza University presented the important results achieved by the Italian-Iraqi Archeological Mission in Abu Tbeirah, led by Licia Romano and Franco D'Agostino in Southern Iraq, thanks to...

Publication date 04/16/2018

Source Sapienza Università di Roma

Using tobacco to produce drugs and cosmetics instead of cigarettes

Using tobacco to produce ‘allies’ for people’s health and wellbeing is the goal of the Newcotiana project, funded with 7.2 million euro by the European Union, in which Italy participates...

Publication date 04/13/2018

Source ENEA

Astrophysics, from INAF a project to observe the Sun with Italian radio telescopes

An experimental project for the observation of the Sun using Italian radio telescopes, developed from an idea by researcher Alberto Pellizzoni of the National Institute for Astrophysics-INAF, has recently...

Publication date 04/09/2018

Source Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica

Energy, Frascati to host international fusion research centre

Frascati will host the Divertor Tokamak Test facility-DTT, the international centre of excellence for nuclear fusion research. This was established by ENEA’s Board of Directors, which approved the...

Publication date 04/06/2018

Source ENEA

The weather we will get, the climate we can expect: a few instructions for use

Weather-ready, climate-smart is the theme of the 2018 edition of the International Meteorological Day, an important and shared moment to discuss one of the main challenges of our times.

Publication date 04/05/2018

Source Redazione ResearchItaly

Extreme environments: in search of “Martian” organisms in Chile, in the Cordillera de la Sal

The international expedition to the unexplored caves of the Cordillera de la Sal in Chile has set off, in search of microorganisms similar to those that could be found on the Red Planet.

Publication date 04/03/2018

Source Università di Bologna

Hyperloop, the supersonic train of the future also “speaks” Italian

Hyperloop is the idea of a futuristic train that can travel at the extraordinary supersonic speed of 1,200 Km/h, using magnetic levitation, inside a low-pressure tube that minimizes friction and air resistance.

Publication date 03/30/2018

Source ResearchItaly