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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Researchers at ETH Zurich achieved a shape memory effect for the first time with objects that are only a few nanometers in size. This can be used to manufacture tiny machinery and robotic devices on the nanoscale. Alloys that can return to their original structure...

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02/07/2025

Ad Aosta “NODES per la montagna digitale e sostenibile”

Ad Aosta “NODES per la montagna digitale e sostenibile”

Martedì 10 giugno 2025, a partire dalle ore 15:00 presso la sede del polo universitario di via Monte Vodice, si terrà l’evento, aperto al pubblico, “NODES per la montagna digitale e sostenibile”. L’iniziativa, realizzata dall’Università della Valle d’Aosta nell’ambito...

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