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Il 15 aprile 2018 l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington ha celebrato la prima Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo con un evento dal titolo “Bridging Italy and the US through science”. La presenza negli Stati Uniti di oltre 15.000 ricercatori italiani secondo i dati della National Science Foundation e di un numero di docenti italiani nelle Univer...

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One of the most-well known relics in archeological history is leading researchers to believe that they know "the precise image of what Jesus looked like on this earth". The Shroud of Turin is a 14-foot linen cloth that is believed to have wrapped the body of Jesus Christ after the crucifixion.  Researchers in Padua (Italy) have unveiled a 3-D carbo...

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Gli “expat” della ricerca italiana oltre Atlantico celebrano il loro lavoro grazie a eventi aperti al pubblico che hanno luogo presso le Ambasciate di Washington e Pechino e nei Consolati e Istituti italiani di cultura di New York, Los Angeles e San Francisco. È in tal modo che ISSNAF (www.issnaf.org), la fondazione che riunisce 4.000 scienziati it...

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Creare un network tra università, investitori, media e imprenditori di nuove start up: la “European tech night” ospitata ieri sera al Consolato italiano di New York ha mostrato cosa può accadere ad imprese europee quando questa rete funziona e supporta creatività, innovazione, distribuzione, partnership.  Il console generale Francesco Genuardi apre...

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Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo just outside Rome have come up with a technique for managing chronic pain using light, according to an article published in Nature Communications on Tuesday. The research team led by Paul Heppenstall has developed a light-sensitive chemical that selectively binds to a s...

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Italian scientists say they have found the 'cradle' of schizophrenia inside brain, that is the areas involved in the distortion of perceptions that are typical of the illness. The discovery was made by experts from the Centre for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems (CNCS) of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Rovereto and a paper on it has...

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"Ricercare, Investire e Innovare per crescere: questo è il messaggio di Think Tech Italia 2018 alle imprese italiane per poter essere competitive e misurarsi in un mercato fortemente globalizzato come quello ad alto contenuto tecnologico". E' il commento di Fabio De Furia, Presidente della Miami Scientific Italian Community, in occasione dell`apert...

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Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world’s smallest artificial heart to keep the infant alive until a donor was found for a transplant. The doctors at Rome’s Bambino Gesu hospital said the operation was carried out last month and made public this week. The baby, whose identity has not been disclosed, was kep...

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Astrophysicist Marica Branchesi, whose work helped lead to the detection of gravitational waves last year, and surgeon Giuliano Testa, who led a groundbreaking trial of uterus transplants, were both honoured in the prestigious ranking. Branchesi was partly responsible for the Nobel Prize-winning detection of gravitational waves, an achievement the...

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More and more European entrepreneurs are choosing New York City to establish their tech startups: compared to Silicon Valley, it’s more convenient because it’s closer; and it’s more diverse, from all point of view. Collaboration among different ideas, backgrounds, disciplines, and businesses is crucial for the success of a startup community, and NY...

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