A new robotic exoskeleton could allow people who have lost the use of their legs to stand up and even walk. It may also help get them walking unaided again, by guiding their movements and holding them up as they take part in rehabilitative therapy. Known as Twin, the Italian-designed lower-body exoskeleton was unveiled this Friday during a press co...

The Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and the National Science Foundation of the United States of America (NSF) are issuing a call for funding for research projects under a Memorandum of Understanding between the two entities aimed at further strengthening cooperation in the field of Artificial Intelligence, focusing on joint resear...

Italy is a popular destination for adventure tourism, and numerous visitors visit its towns and landmarks each year to sightsee and explore its stunning surroundings. Italy is well renowned as a location for outdoor pursuits like mountain biking, hiking, and white water rafting. The country has observed rise in popularity of adventure tourism as mo...

One of the rarest meteorites ever seen has been discovered in Italy. In fact, it is the third to contain an extremely rare alloy of aluminum and copper and the second with a quasicrystal of natural origin, that is, a material considered 'impossible' because, unlike normal crystals, its structure follows patterns that never repeat. Described in the...

Patricia LoRusso, an internationally recognized expert in drug development and early-phase clinical investigation of novel cancer therapies, was recently appointed the Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine (medical oncology). The appointment, which is effective immediately, is for a term of 10 years, renewable by the dean of the Yale School...

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 identified by a joint team involving the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology, IIT) of Genoa, and BeDimensional S.p.A. (an IIT spin-off)....

On the occasion of the Week of Women in Science 2024, the Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, hosted the first edition of the Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia International Award at Villa Firenze, honoring Italian women scientists working in the US, in the presence of Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institute of...

At Niguarda Hospital in Milan, an artificial heart was implanted in a patient who had been waiting several months for a heart transplant. This is the first time such an operation has taken place in Italy. It is an artificial organ equipped with biological valves, which totally replaces the heart with functions very close to the physiological ones....

Throughout the thousand-year reign of the Roman Empire, disparate populations began to connect in new ways — through trade routes, economic and political collaboration, and joint military endeavors. Now, an international team led by Stanford Medicine researchers has used genetic material from ancient skeletons to assemble a detailed picture of trav...

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 research dis...