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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

In Antarctica, some marine organisms survive thanks to ‘antifreeze bacteria' in their microbiota

An Italian research team has discovered for the first time that some species of marine polychaete worms in the Ross Sea are able to withstand Antarctic temperatures thanks to specific antifreeze proteins produced by symbiotic microorganisms living in their tissues

Improving the efficiency of electrical systems through innovative fault prediction technologies

The aim of R-PODID, a new research project coordinated by the University of Bologna and implemented within the Chips Joint Undertaking is to innovate fault prediction technologies and thereby lead the way to a future in which electric drives and power devices can operate with greater efficiency, reliability and safety

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

The Cus Bologna Finishes the European Championships with Four Gold Medals

Betty Vuk in judo, Giuditta Carlini in taekwondo, the women's volleyball team, and the women's basketball team all took the top spot on the podium. But also, Ayoub Sadid won bronze in taekwondo, the men's basketball team placed fourth, and Daniele Gasparri secured ninth place in judo

University sport

The case of the dwarf nasturtium in Italy solved thanks to Ulisse Aldrovandi’ herbarium

The plant, which originated in South America and which has now disappeared from our country, arrived in Italy at the end of the 16th Century, decades earlier than previously thought: a discovery made possible thanks to the heritage of Renaissance herbaria kept by the University of Bologna

Culture

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

Medicine

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

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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

Meetings

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

Medicine

The Dengue Vaccine is Effective and Safe: Confirmation from the First Global Meta-Analysis

The study, conducted by cross-referencing data from 19 scientific studies, involving over 20,000 individuals, shows an efficacy rate of over 50% in reducing disease cases, with lasting effects and a high safety profile

Medicine

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

Environment and life

UniBo Motorsport and UniBoAT: New Prototypes Unveiled at the Imola Racetrack

The latest innovations have been presented for the Nemesi electric motorcycle, the Athena electric car with the autonomous driving, the combustion car that will become a hybrid, and Futura, the new hydrogen-powered catamaran

University sport

Construction work begins on the new campus development project in Cesena

Rector Giovanni Molari, the Mayor of Cesena Enzo Lattuca and Campus President Massimo Cicognani, were among the attendees at the inauguration

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A Unibo Professor from UniBo Wins the Antonio Feltrinelli Young Award for Geosciences

The prestigious award has been granted to Alberto Vitale Brovarone, Professor at the Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, for his research on the deep cycles of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and the connections between deep geological processes and the origin of life

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Volleyball. European Champions! The CUS Bologna Girls Win Their Fourth European Title

After a fiercely contested final against the Croatian team from Zagreb, the University of Bologna team wins the gold medal at the European University Championships: it’s the fourth continental triumph, a result unmatched at the Italian level

University sport

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