Unibo Magazine

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How Remote Work is Changing Our World

The spread of different forms of remote work not only changes the individual worker’s life, but can also have profound impacts on society, economy, and territorial development. The new European project REMAKING - coordinated by the University of Bologna - will investigate these changes through participatory research in various urban and rural areas, including the Metropolitan City of Bologna

LICIACube's Analysis of Dimorphos' Long Plumes

In an article published in the journal Nature, an international group of researchers, led by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), including researchers from the University of Bologna, analysed the composition of the ejecta plume expelled from the asteroid Dimorphos following the explosive impact

A "Digital Twin" to Manage the Water Cycle

An international study, published in Frontiers in Science with the collaboration of the University of Bologna, describes the development of an innovative virtual model that, for the first time, replicates the water cycle on earth by integrating high-resolution satellite observations

Ambra Project: What Is the Contribution of the Po Valley Alluvial Aquifers in the Piedmont Area?

"Assessing Alpine and Apennine mountain-front recharge to Po Plain alluvial aquifers: an essential for supporting sustainable management of groundwater resources" is the title of the project created by the partnership between the University of Bologna and the University of Milano-Bicocca, within the framework of the Projects of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) 2022 financed by the European Union - Next Generation EU

Euclid’s scrutiny of the Universe began

After overcoming a problem caused by the interference of a small amount of unwanted sunlight, ESA’s space telescope will measure the shape of billions of galaxies with unprecedented detail over billions of years of cosmic history, to obtain a three-dimensional view of the distribution of dark matter in the Universe. The University of Bologna is participating in the mission with the Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi”

Metastatic breast cancer: advanced diagnostics for monitoring treatment

The University of Bologna is one of the partners of the new European PREMIO COLLAB project, which aims to extend patient survival and improve quality of life by testing the effectiveness of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT), one of the most innovative nuclear medicine tests for the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer

How to generate energy from industrial waste heat

The POWHER project, funded under the NRRP as a Research Project of National Interest (PRIN – MUR), aims to use an often neglected resource in an innovative way, laying the foundations for new, efficient energy generation solutions

Did Writing in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Appear Before the Europeans?

One out of four wooden tablets with inscriptions in Rongorongo may predate the arrival of the first European ships in the 1720s. This discovery - made by two research groups of the University of Bologna - could indicate the presence, on the remote Pacific Ocean Island, of one of the few independent writing inventions in human history

A new subspecies of beneficial bacteria discovered in newborns

Called "Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis", this new group of bifidobacteria arises during infant weaning and possesses the unique ability to ferment both oligosaccharides from breast milk and fibers derived from solid foods. This discovery could lead to new diets and targeted foods to promote healthy growth in children

AI Helps Us Better Understand (and Protect) Forests

Three major studies published by Nature and promoted by the researchers of the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative throw light on the role and functioning of forests at global level, among alien invasions, carbon dioxide absorption capacity and possible impacts of climate change