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...
Construction works are safer and less demanding with robot Concert
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...
Nanoparticles to Improve Medical Imaging and Therapies
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...
Sustainable solutions for raising edible insects
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...
ENEA tests technology for traceability of Italian rice
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, funded by the PNRR, whose purpose is to provide new tools for producers and consumers. “The study analysed ten samples of Carnaroli cultivar from as many...
How to dissipate heat without release it into the environment
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...
Fusion, ENEA spin-off wins European award for technology transfer
The ENEA spin-off ICAS, a company also involving leading firms in the superconductivity sector such as Tratos Cavi and Criotec Impianti, has won the 2024 Fusion Technology Transfer Award, promoted by the European Commission, EUROfusion and Fusion for Energy (F4E). The award, granted to ICAS for the know-how it developed...
PRISM – ISM Award
The Institute of Structure of Matter (CNR-ISM) has established the PRISM Award to recognize the significant contributions of a researcher in the field of Matter Structure over the past five years. The goal is to promote both fundamental and applied research in the fields of materials science and matter technologies....
More than SBIR: Understanding the Many Ways to Engage with NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world’s largest biomedical research institute. Learn more about how the NIH can help innovators accelerate their new ideas and innovation. In this program, leaders from NIH will discuss the key elements of its mission to facilitate economic development. NIH has established itself...
ExPAnD: the strategic compass to guide Italian exports in the world
In an increasingly fragmented and competitive world, it becomes essential for Italian companies to know where to direct their commercial efforts and how to strengthen their presence in foreign markets. From this need comes ExPAnD, an advanced tool that supports companies, associations and institutions in identifying the countries and sectors...