Here we go: the European Commission has published the final version of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025, the EU’s main programme for research and innovation. With a total budget of €7.3 billion, the calls from the following clusters are particularly significant: Cluster 1 “Health“, for improving and protecting the...

By Prof. Domenico Calcaterra, Chief Cardiothoracic Surgery Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System In a time when knowledge is constantly evolving, moving quickly, and often struggling to find a home, it becomes urgent to reflect on the role of research and researchers in today’s society – and, above all, on how...

Twelve Italian companies to showcase innovation at the national pavilion Italian medical technology continues to gain traction in the U.S. market: in 2024, exports to the United States grew by 14.6% compared to the previous year, reaching a total value of $832 million (source: usatrade.census.gov). This positive trend sets the...

Miami continues to gain ground in the global startup landscape, establishing itself as one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing ecosystems. According to the recent Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2025, published by StartupBlink, the Miami metro area climbed two spots from the previous year, ranking 28th globally. Not only that,...

RoboCake is ready: the first edible robotic cake, born from the collaboration between researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) and, along with pastry chefs and food scientists from EHL in Lausanne. RoboCake takes the form of...

The prototype is the result of the European project “Concert” coordinated by the IIT in Italy The CONCERT robot is ready to assist workers with high-risk tasks at construction sites. This innovative prototype was designed and developed at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT – Italian Institute of Technology) as...

Tiny particles – known as nanoparticles – capable of reaching the most remote areas of the body and, when activated by ultrasound, providing clearer and more detailed imaging of tissues. That’s the breakthrough achieved by the Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), which could mark a major step forward...

An ENEA study has shown that it is possible to improve the environmental sustainability of insect farming to make products to be employed in a variety of sectors, including animal (feed) and human (food) nutrition. The outcomes, published in the international journal Agriculture, are based on a change in dietary...

Ensuring the origin and quality of Italian rice with fast, accurate and non-destructive field analyses is one of the outcomes of the project METROFOOD-IT, whose purpose is to provide new tools for producers and consumers. “The study analysed ten samples of Carnaroli cultivar from as many different Italian , grown...

Keeping fabrics and food cool even if the temperature outside is very high and cooling buildings without the use of electric air conditioning and without releasing heat into the surrounding environment can be achieved by an air-insulated metamaterial  being studied at ENEA, whose optical properties enable it to reach...