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In Campania, the company Essequadro, which has been active for over 50 years and is already a leader in the eyewear industry, came up with an idea that is both simple and brilliant: recovering cellulose acetate from cigarette filters to produce eyeglass frames. In fact, the company has embraced the cigarette glasses project, monitored during the...

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Two 17-year-old Neapolitan teenagers, Matteo Morvillo e Amedeo Valestra, have developed a groundbreaking app called Cucinalo (Cook It), designed to combat food waste by helping users make the most of what they already have in their kitchens. The app, which reads the leftovers in your fridge, suggests recipes based on available ingredients, and give...

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As of Oct. 23, 50,000 Italian citizens can already access IT-Wallet, the new “virtual wallet” wanted by the government. This tool allows them to store digital documents, such as their health card and driver's license, on the IO app and access various services. It will constitute our “digital identity” in anticipation of the creation of a Europeandi...

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Imagine opening your eyes in the morning in a room with frescoed ceilings or strolling through the gardens of a villa that looks like something out of a historical novel. Now, this dream can become a reality thanks to a new platform that allows you to book stays in Italy's most charming historic mansions. The new portal, promoted by the Associazion...

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It may be the Olympic spirit or awareness of the benefits to state budget of a healthy and active population: in Italy a new bill, supported by all parties, aims to include sports activity in medical prescriptions subject to tax relief. In Italy, inactivity will cost 1.3 billion over the next 30 years sport represents a tool for investing in the co...

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WeDo Academy is the Italian association for youth entrepreneurship education, and as many as three editions of the original and innovative Summer Camp for girls and boys aged 10 to 19 who want to learn about, acquire and experience the entrepreneurial spirit and mindset, better known as Entrepreneurial Mindset, have been planned for 2024. The first...

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A major new feature recently enhanced Google Translate, the world's most popular machine translation service. Thanks to the implementation of the AI PaLM 2 model, the platform can now translate as many as 110 new languages, including some considered minority or endangered. These proudly include five Italian dialects: Lombard, Friulian, Sicilian, Li...

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Since 2010, the Presidency of the Republic has established a "Certificate of Honor" to award those underage youths who, by behavior or aptitude, represent a model of a good citizen. The awardees have distinguished themselves in study, cultural, scientific, artistic, and sports activities, volunteer work or have performed acts or adopted behavior in...

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The search for more responsible use of natural resources, alternative solutions to (hyper)consumption of food, and ways and methods of reducing waste production inspired participants in the “Io ci credo”(I Believe) call, organized by In Cibum Lab, an incubator of projects in the foodtech field. We met some of the featured companies. Dismeatable As...

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Imagine losing the use of your legs. A car accident, a sudden illness, a life-breaking trauma. The physical pain, the psychological frustration, the anguish of an immobile future. What if you were told that there is a technology that can make you walk again? Not a distant future, but the present. This is the story of Alex Santucci, a 49-year-old of...

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