Projects

ARIA: in Sulcis-Iglesiente the project for the production of stable isotopes

The aim is to separate air into its constituent components in order to obtain useful elements for a wide range of applications, from fundamental physics research to medicine.

Publication date 10/15/2018

Source INFN

Natural disasters: ARISTOTLE 2 project for setting up a European scientific partnership ready to start

An event taking place at the INGV-National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology is launching the ARISTOTLE 2-ENHSP (European Natural Hazard Scientific Partnership) project, coordinated by INGV.

Publication date 10/11/2018

Source INGV

Blockchain, project for the recognition of refugees’ qualifications presented at MIUR

The blockchain technology will serve the needs of people thanks to an innovative project for the recognition of qualifications held by refugees, promoted by the Ministry of Education, University and Research...

Publication date 10/09/2018

Source MIUR

ERC Grants 2019: here are the new features

The 2019 budget for the European Research Council (ERC) Grants amounts to over 2 billion euro, as specified in the new Work Programme published on the ERC website.

Publication date 10/08/2018

Source ERC

Innovation in Medicine: the new STITCH research centre opened at Sapienza

Integrating medicine with the most innovative information technologies, network medicine, Big Data, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and robotics is the mission of STITCH, the newly opened research...

Publication date 10/02/2018

Source Università Sapienza di Roma

Tumours: more accurate diagnosis with PRIMAGE open-source biobank

To set up an open-source cancer biobank of images to support physicians in the diagnosis and therapy of solid malignancies is the aim of the PRIMAGE project funded under the Horizon 2020 programme and...

Publication date 09/28/2018

Source Università degli Studi di Pisa

Aeolus: the satellite that will revolutionize weather forecasts

It will be a major step in improving weather forecasts thanks to a revolutionary laser technology, developed in Italy, which will study in detail the winds around the Earth.

Publication date 09/24/2018

Source ESA, ASI

Dark matter, hunt is underway with IFNF PADME experiment

The hunt for dark matter takes a step forward with the launch of PADME, a new experiment that has recently started at the Frascati National Laboratory of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics-INFN.

Publication date 09/19/2018

Source INFN

European Researchers’ Night 2018: Italy lights up with science!

Shows, open laboratories, conferences and cultural events will light up more than 100 Italian cities on 28 September 2018 for the new edition of European Researchers’ Night, the initiative promoted...

Publication date 09/13/2018

Source ResearchItaly

Manufacturing: INRIM to lead a project for evaluating the uncertainty of measurement

Metrology, i.e. the science of measurement, will support the competitiveness of the European manufacturing sector through the new EUCoM research project. EUCoM is coordinated by the Italian National Institute...

Publication date 09/10/2018

Source INRIM

IPERDRONE: the “made in Italy” drone that will supply the International Space Station

It was designed to re-enter from low orbit through the Earth’s atmosphere and will operate as a space “messenger”, bringing back to Earth the materials of the scientific experiments conducted...

Publication date 09/05/2018

Source ASI

Gender violence: Sant’Anna study puts abusive men in the victim’s shoes

How could the violent behaviour of an offender change if he were to feel the pain inflicted on his victim?

Publication date 08/28/2018

Source Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

Bioeconomy, how to reuse biorefinery by-products

The reuse of wastes and by-products generated by biofuel production is the objective of EXCornsEED, a European project recently launched, coordinated by Sapienza University of Rome.

Publication date 08/27/2018

Source Università Sapienza di Roma

Particle physics: CERN is getting ready for high luminosity with HiLumi LHC

At Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, the laying of the first stone started HiLumi LHC, the great project of physics and civil engineering aimed at strengthening the CERN particle superaccelerator over...

Publication date 08/24/2018

Source INFN

Special on Space. Scenarios and perspectives for Italy in the era of Space Economy

The present and future of research in the space sector have a name, Space Economy, a wide-ranging field of activity based on the exploration, research, management and use of space, capable of producing...

Publication date 08/03/2018

Source Redazione ResearchItaly

Environment, zero plastic is the goal of the eCircular project led by Unibo

Optimizing the life cycle of plastic products, reducing waste production thanks to digital technologies is the objective of the eCircular project, led by the University of Bologna.

Publication date 08/01/2018

Source Università d Bologna

Technology transfer: INFN and CERN to develop the Research to Innovation Network for Italy

Enhancing the technologies originating from particle physics research by making them available to small enterprises, spinoffs, innovative startups and hi-tech companies for the development of innovative...

Publication date 07/31/2018

Source INFN

Sustainable land use, launch of the LANDSUPPORT interactive platform

It will soon be possible to make decisions aimed at the sustainability of agriculture and forestry through an app, which will allow the analysis and processing of data useful to farmers and land use planners....

Publication date 07/25/2018

Source INU

Centauro, the European robot for emergencies and natural disasters

The nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, revealed the limitations of today’s robots in operating under extreme conditions and in carrying out tasks normally performed by humans. To overcome these...

Publication date 07/20/2018

Source Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna