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12 September 2014
#Farnesina: Italy’s culinary arts arrive in space

Italy’s culinary arts arrive in space, thanks to Argotec. The company’s young engineers, working with Italian chefs and astronauts, have created a “Space Food Lab” in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Italian counterpart (ASI). The Argotec team has developed a special menu of “bonus food” designed specifically for each European astronaut […]

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13 August 2014
Hong Kong – Success for Italian Cooperation-Science Park

Italy is among the leaders of the “Soft-landing programme for technology and innovation collaboration” of the Hong Kong Science Park (HKSTPC). The purpose of the initiative, supported by our Consulate General in Hong Kong, is to offer universities, research centres and eventual foreign spin-offs a chance to promote and develop their innovative ideas in 5 […]

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8 August 2014
Environment – Italo-Serbian Urbesoil project launched

The Urbesoil project, consisting of a team of researchers made up of Italians from ENEA and Serbians from the University of Novi Sad, was launched to study the movement of potentially toxic elements within an urban environment. Approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Urbesoil is an integral part of the Italo-Serbia science and technology […]

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8 August 2014
Italy-South Africa – Growing Science and Technology Cooperation

Italy is strengthening cooperation with South Africa through a 2014-16 executive science and technology programme signed during the 5th meeting of the Joint Italy-South Africa Commission in Pretoria. The Italian delegation was led by Italian ambassador to Pretoria Vincenzo Schioppa, while South Africa’s was led by Director General for the International resources of the Department […]

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6 August 2014
Italy-Peru – Cooperation at Laguna Puruhuay

“Archaeology of an Andean Pacarina. Settlement and customs along Lake Puruhuay in Peru”, is the title of a book by Carolina Orsini to be presented on August 26th at the Pier Paolo Pasolini Auditorium in the Peruvian capital, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima. Read more, in Italian.

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6 August 2014
Italy-China – Growing cooperation in architecture and design

Italo-Chinese cooperation in architecture and design is increasing. A ceremony was recently held in Chengdu for the opening of an Italian innovation and design centre, created in collaboration with the association of interior decorators of that city and the Milan Polytechnic Institute (Polimi). The event was attended by the association’s president, Mrs. Zhang Daiying, architect […]

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23 July 2014
Italian EU Presidency: Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano’s Europe without borders – Making one’s contribution by learning from others

“We must be Europeans. There has to be integration and interconnection. We have to feel Italian, French, Spanish and German, but at the same time transform ourselves into Europeans – without losing our identity”. This was the message launched by Luca Parmitano, Italian astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian air force pilot, […]

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15 July 2014
Ue-Usa – Piu’ cooperazione in cyber security grazie all’Italia (in translation)

Le opportunita’ di cooperazione scientifica tra Unione europea e Stati Uniti nella ricerca in ambito della Cyber Security. E’ questo il tema centrale di un seminario, organizzato dall’Ambasciata italiana a Washington, che si e’ appena tenuto. Obiettivo dell’iniziativa e’ stato mettere a confronto esperti e tecnici Ue e Usa per pavimentare la strada verso iniziative […]

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2 July 2014
Israel – Italian researchers to give lectures in Haifa

A 4-month series of events organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society closed with a lecture on “The Genius of the Brain”, by Maurizio De Pittà. The programme, which featured the work of young Italian researchers, was entitled “Giovani ricercatori italiani in viaggio tra Oriente e Occidente”. […]

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25 June 2014
“Italy of the Future” exhibit in Stockholm

“Italy of the Future” is the title of an exhibition on the excellent results of major Italian research institutes, and will open on 27 June in Stockholm within the context of the events planned for Sweden for the Italian Presidency of the EU Council. The exhibition has been organised by the National Museum of Science […]

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19 June 2014
“Italy and space” – Parmitano and Cristoforetti meet the UN in Vienna

Italian astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Luca Parmitano were guests of honour at “Italy and Space”, the event organised in Vienna by Italy’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. The event was organised with the support of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the collaboration of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the Italian […]

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12 June 2014
Varsavia – Ricercatori italiani al ‘Science Picnic’ (in translation)

C’erano anche i ricercatori dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanita’ di Roma al ‘Science Picnic’ organizzato come ogni anno a Varsavia dalla Radio Polacca e dal Centro di Scienza Copernico. Sono state 200 le istituzioni scientifiche, tra polacche ed estere, che hanno preso parte alla manifestazione, arrivata ormai alla 18esima edizione e considerata la piu’ grande del […]

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