Citrus and vine extracts to lower blood sugar levels

ENEA researchers are developing nutraceuticals prepared from orange, lemon and red vine extracts to lower high blood sugar, as part of the Med-Matrix-3 project, funded by the nutraceutical company Esserre. Preliminary results show that liver cells treated with some bioactive molecules from citrus fruits and red grapes are stimulated to...

Photovoltaics, ENEA coordinates project for high-efficiency tandem cells

Creating new materials for innovative and high-efficiency photovoltaic cells that make it possible to reduce the space taken by the systems, cut costs and lessen their environmental impact, so encouraging technological transfer towards industry, is the goal of the project GOPV, coordinated by ENEA, which includes the universities of Naples...

New materials from carbon fiber waste, also for aerospace

Creating new resistant, lightweight and low-cost composite materials for the automotive and aerospace sectors from carbon fiber processing waste is the goal of the three-year project MARiS, funded by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy with over 5 million euro, which includes ENEA, Aerosoft spa (leader), Cnr (Institute...

Artificial intelligence to improve safety at workplaces

ENEA has developed AI tools to improve your workforce’s safety and efficiency. The first tests proved effective in two different working contexts, a multinational pharmaceutical company and an Italian metalworking company. The research was published in the international J”ournal of Industrial Information Integration” and is part of the international project...

ENEA and Gauss Fusion partner up for fusion energy

The Italian national agency for energy and the European company will jointly develop technologies to accelerate the path towards nuclear fusion   The European company Gauss Fusion and ENEA have signed a partnership to develop technologies related to fusion energy in the following key areas: blanket, fuel cycle, superconductivity and...

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships: Steps to prepare your application

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 call for applications will open on April 23rd and close on September 11th, 2024. In support of this, MSCA have released six tips and tricks will help you find the best host organization and prepare a successful proposal. Step 1: Get familiar with how funding works Have a look...

Confindustria, Orsini era begins: here are all the names of the new leadership team

The General Council of Confindustria, on the proposal of the President-designate Emanuele Orsini, approved today the presidential team for the 2024-2028 four-year period. Ten elective Vice Presidents who will side Orsini, three of them confirmed: Francesco De Santis, who will continue his commitment to Research and Development; Maurizio Marchesini, who,...

Maurizio Tarquini will be the new Director General of Confindustria

Maurizio Tarquini is currently Director General of Unindustria, the Union of Industrialists of Rome, Frosinone, Latina, Rieti, Viterbo, the largest in the Confindustria System by territorial extent. Graduated in Statistics and Demography; PhD in “Mathematical analysis, economics and statistical analysis of social phenomena” at the Faculty of Political Science, University...

Telespazio’s Board of Directors appoints Gabriele Pieralli as CEO

The Board of Directors of Telespazio, a joint venture of Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), appointed Gabriele Pieralli as CEO of the company today. Born in Florence in 1968, Pieralli after completing military service in the Arma dei Carabinieri in 1997, he graduated from University of Florence in Electronic Engineering...

NanoInnovation 2024, Conference and Exhibition

For the eighth consecutive year, AIRI and Associazione NanoItaly are pleased to launch NANOINNOVATION 2024, Conference and Exhibition Rome, 9 – 13 September   A flagship event for innovation and technological development, which will be held from September 09 to 13, 2024, in the historic San Gallo cloister, at the...