From research comes a green solution to ensure safe distancing at the beach in the COVID-19 post-emergency phase. The idea is to use Posidonia oceanica, a marine plant present in large quantities on the Mediterranean shores, to create ecological safety barriers. The innovative solution – developed by ENEA in collaboration...
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Updates on COVID-19 and Chronic Disease
You are invited to join a special webinar sponsored by the University of Miami on the latest updates on COVID-19 and Chronic Diseases. Thursday, June 18, 2020 6:00 – 7:00 PM EST 5:00 – 6:00 PM CST 3:00 – 4:00 PM PST FACULTY Lilian Abbo, M.D....
Anti-Covid-19 coating discovered at Politecnico di Torino
Thanks to the industrial partnership with the company GV FILTRI will be produced filters for FFP masks able to destroy the Coronavirus. A coating that can be applied on any surface with antibacterial, antifungal and, above all, antiviral properties capable of annihilating the Coronavirus. This is the technology invented...
Dagli USA arriva la telemedicina per il “secondo parere medico” agli Italiani
La ricercatrice Alessia Fornoni offre ai pazienti in Italia un progetto di consulenza on line sulle patologie renali. Ottenere un “secondo parere medico” è un diritto acquisito del paziente ed in questa direzione si inserisce il progetto di “telemedicina” che vede la Prof.ssa Alessia Fornoni in prima linea per...
Bridging Italy and the USA in the fight against COVID-19
The Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C., in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to invite you to the online scientific conversation: “Bridging Italy and the USA in the fight against COVID-19”. The event will be opened by the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, H.E. Armando Varricchio, and the Director of the Office...
#covid19 – European Commission boosts urgently needed research and innovation with additional €122 million
The Commission has mobilised another €122 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed research into the coronavirus. The new call for expressions of interest contributes to the Commission’s €1.4 billion pledge to the Coronavirus Global Response initiative, launched by President Ursula von der Leyen on...
COVID Impact on International Trade
Thursday Roundtables: COVID Impact on International Trade May 21, 2020 01:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Thursday Roundtables are weekly webinars hosted by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. They are created to share information, resources & assistance available for businesses & their employees impacted by COVID-19. Our speakers...
Stay at Home and #cookitalian
Stars of Italian entertainment, culture and cuisine in the USA together with the Embassy in support of Italian agro-food products. At a time when Italians and Americans are asked to stay home to contain the risk of COVID-19 contagion, the Italian Embassy in Washington, together with the 9 Italian...
#covid19 – Osservatorio Filosofico per orientarsi nella crisi attraverso i saperi umanistici
Prende avvio il progetto ‘Pan/demìa- Osservatorio filosofico’, un laboratorio virtuale in cui ricercatori e studiosi delle scienze storiche e filosofiche si misureranno con i concetti e le idee che più stanno plasmando l’immaginario collettivo della società odierna nell’emergenza Covid-19. Una eloquente espressione inglese, ‘la fine del mondo che abbiamo conosciuto...
NASA, Partners Launch Virtual Hackathon to Develop COVID-19 Solutions
NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) are inviting coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, artists, and technologists to participate in a virtual hackathon May 30-31 dedicated to putting open data to work in developing solutions to issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the...