Unibo Magazine

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For a hassle-free digital transition

DIGI-B-WELL: a European project to promote the digital well-being of SMEs, public institutions and academia was launched at the kick-off meeting in Rijeka (Croatia). Nine partners, including the University of Bologna, join forces to create a sustainable and future-oriented working environment

Dialogue with the 'other brain' through astrocytes and graphene

Research involving the University of Bologna, found that graphene has properties that can control and modulate the activities of astrocytes, a type of brain cell. The work, published in Nature Nanotechnology, has the potential to have positive implications for the study of brain diseases such as epilepsy and stroke

Innovative Materials: Over One Million Euros Awarded to the University of Bologna for Spoke 11 Projects at the MOST Centre

Aluminum alloys produced through additive manufacturing, new carbon fiber-based structures, renewable solutions for solar-powered cars, and the reuse of exhausted vegetable oils in the automotive industry. These are some of the themes that University of Bologna researchers will focus on as part of the PNRR initiative on "Innovative Materials & Lightweighting" from the National Centre for Sustainable Mobility

The University’s Sustainable Vessel Returns to the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

Following the successes of previous years, the catamaran Futura will once again take center stage at the international Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, which focuses on innovation and sustainability. This year, the boat features a new electric outboard motor with counter-rotating propellers, marking another leap in energy efficiency

If you yawn, I yawn too: new mechanisms behind imitative behaviour revealed

A study led by scientists at the University of Bologna has uncovered new insights into how the brain regulates automatic imitation - a behaviour that underlies many complex social interactions. The findings could lead to therapeutic applications for patients with neurological impairments and social dysfunction

From Bologna to Ifakara: A University Delegation in Tanzania

Faculty and technical administrative staff embarked on an institutional visit to the St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences in Ifakara, a Tanzanian city that has become a research hub focused on healthcare. The visit aimed to strengthen relationships, exchange programmes, and collaborate on the launch of a new professional master's programme in Medicine and Surgery, fostering international cooperation

University Libraries: A Staff Training Week to Address New Social Challenges

Digitisation, artificial intelligence, green revolution: these were the focal points of the international training week titled “Old and New Challenges for Librarians,” organised by the University of Bologna. The event brought together twenty-eight librarians from as many universities across nineteen countries

Brain-machine interfaces: decoding neural states for movement control

A research group at the University of Bologna has demonstrated that when we move our arms, very similar neural states are activated in three areas of the posterior parietal cortex, but with different results with respect to the accuracy of the movement target decoding process. The results could be useful for the development of prostheses in direct communication with the brain