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When Sharks and Rays Call for Help

Fifteen species of elasmobranchs are in danger of extinction. To support their conservation in the Mediterranean, the EU is funding the LIFE PROMETHEUS project with 4.3 million euros, involving twenty-one partners, including the University of Bologna

A new system for creating neural interfaces

Starting with organic materials that conduct electrons and ions (OMIEC), an international team of scientists has succeeded in creating bioelectronic microfilms that, when activated by tiny electrical impulses, can wrap themselves around nerves like little bracelets

University of Bologna Awarded at QS Higher Ed Summit Europe 2024

In the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings – Europe, the University of Bologna has been ranked among the top 50 universities in Europe, climbing 30 positions in a year. This morning Vice Rector Simona Tondelli participated at the award ceremony held in Barcelona

Searching for geological hydrogen in Greenland's fjords

As part of the ERC DeepSeep project, a scientific expedition will search for traces of how natural hydrogen was formed and circulated in rocks nearly two billion years old: a possible energy source for primordial life forms, which could also prove to be a new clean energy source