Computer simulations have helped researchers understand in detail how pharmaceutically active substances cross cell membranes. These findings can now be used to discover new drug candidates more efficiently. There is a need for new drugs. For example, many of the...

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La prima indagine sulla qualità dei funghi medicinali commercializzati in Italia ha rivelato delle criticità sui micoterapici venduti sotto forma di integratori. La notizia arriva da uno studio pubblicato su Nutrients, una delle riviste scientifiche più importanti del...

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Searching across deep time to understand “ecogenesis”

Searching across deep time to understand “ecogenesis”

Geobiologist Greg Fournier seeks to uncover the conditions leading to the emergence of life. In Greg Fournier’s line of work - studying living systems that developed billions of years ago - outstanding questions far outnumber established answers. “Often, we have very...

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Graphene is the strongest of all materials. On top of that, it is exceptionally good at conducting heat and electrical currents, making it one of the most special and versatile materials we know. For all these reasons, the discovery of graphene was awarded the Nobel...

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In 2017, a mysterious comet dubbed ‘Oumuamua fired the imaginations of scientists and the public alike. It was the first known visitor from outside our solar system, it had no bright coma or dust tail, like most comets, and a peculiar shape - something between a cigar...

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ETH researchers have managed to take three-​dimensional pictures of single nanoparticles using extremely short and strong X-​ray pulses. In the future this technique could even be used to make 3D-​movies of dynamical processes at the nanoscale. X-​ray diffraction has...

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Importanti risultati di una ricerca condotta dall'Università degli Studi dell'Aquila che potrebbero rivoluzionare la diagnosi medica o la sicurezza aeroportuale ma con differenti altre applicazioni di rilevanza economica e sociale. Il Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e...

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In early Earth simulation co-led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, scientists gain insights into how amino acids shaped the genetic code of ancient microorganisms. By simulating early Earth conditions in the lab, researchers have found that without specific amino...

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It is known that toxins in tobacco smoke can change our DNA - but where exactly in the genome they do this has been a mystery. A new approach developed by researchers at ETH Zurich now brings light into the darkness. In the future, this could make it easier than ever...

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A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air. As carbon dioxide continues to build up in the Earth’s atmosphere, research teams around the world have spent years seeking ways...

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20 Agosto 2025

World heritage and global challenges

World heritage and global challenges

Il prossimo 12 giugno 2025, alle ore 16:00, presso l'aula B2 Ca' Tron dell'Università IUAV di Venezia si terrà la conferenza di Lazare Eloundou Assomo, direttore del Centro del Patrimonio Mondiale dell'UNESCO. Originario del Camerun, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, laureato...

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