MIT engineers identified an unusually absorbent material that could be used for passive cooling or water harvesting in warm climates. The vast majority of absorbent materials will lose their ability to retain water as temperatures rise. This is why our skin starts to...

leggi tutto

How do the nerve cells in our brain communicate with each other? What processes take place when T cells render cancer cells harmless? Details of the mechanisms at the cellular level remain hidden from view. Now, special reporter proteins developed by a research team...

leggi tutto

EPFL researchers have built a pilot-scale solar reactor that produces usable heat and oxygen, in addition to generating hydrogen with unprecedented efficiency for its size. A parabolic dish on the EPFL campus is easily overlooked, resembling a satellite dish or other...

leggi tutto

The structure of the desert birds’ belly feathers enables males to carry water over long distances to their chicks. Many birds’ feathers are remarkably efficient at shedding water - so much so that “like water off a duck’s back” is a common expression. Much more...

leggi tutto

Using these RNA-delivery particles, researchers hope to develop new treatments for cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases. Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have designed a new type of nanoparticle that can be administered to the...

leggi tutto

EPFL researchers have developed a temperature-modulating robotic system that can be seamlessly integrated into notoriously sensitive honeybee hives, providing both a never-before-seen view of honeybee behavior and a means to influence it. Honeybees are famously...

leggi tutto

Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. Air pollution is a major public health problem: The World Health Organization has estimated that it leads to over 4 million premature deaths worldwide annually. Still, it is not...

leggi tutto

Senbiosys, an EPFL spin-off, has unveiled a jewelry - like smart ring that incorporates all the health - monitoring features currently available in smart watches. The company’s notable achievement in miniaturization - made possible thanks to the world’s smallest...

leggi tutto

Il progetto DEPLOY!, ideato da un team di studenti di Pisa, Parma e Brighton, è stato selezionato dall’ESA - Agenzia Spaziale Europea. Nel prossimo mese di novembre un innovativo dispositivo tecnologico sviluppato dal Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’energia, dei...

leggi tutto

31 Luglio 2025