Inside a device that today can be as small as a coin, an ancient question lives on: how is the impulse that sets our cardiac muscle in motion created, how does it travel, and how can it be corrected? The answer begins with Luigi Galvani’s experiments on frogs, passes through the story of Swede Arne Larsson, who fainted as many as 20 times a day, and leads all the way to today’s most advanced wireless pacemakers
This is shown by an analysis based on the longest series of satellite observations ever produced: the loss of ice has raised the global average sea level by more than three centimetres
The chemist and academic who received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bologna shares his journey in drug discovery and the story of the centre he founded to train a new generation of African scientists, emphasising the importance of an international and inclusive research
From health to artificial intelligence, from the environment to cultural heritage, research meets the public through experiments, workshops, demonstrations, talks and interactive activities. Events will take place across Bologna’s university district and Navile District, the Romagna Campuses and Piazza Castello in Ferrara, with something for all ages
Beams of light, electric clothes, Joy Division’s music, sci-fi suits to move safely around the landfills of Nairobi. UniboMagazine analysed art’s portrayal of progress, from the Industrial Revolution to today’s challenges, with professor Francesco Maria Spampinato
Developed during the Covid-19 lockdown at the Department of Interpreting and Translation, ReBooth is now used in Kharkiv and Beirut, helping ensure continuity in training even when access to classrooms is limited or impossible
A large-scale survey of five million births in 33 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and India shows that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, particularly for male foetuses
A new multidisciplinary study, led by researchers at Unibo, Unimore and MUSE – the Trento Museum of Science, has reconstructed the evolutionary history and relationship with the environment of a population of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) that lived in the mountains of Trentino more than 13,000 years ago
The research, coordinated by Professors Federica Andrei and Elena Trombini of the University of Bologna’s Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, examines parental wellbeing and the factors influencing burnout in Italian families
How Umberto Eco’s thought still resonates today across science, technology and culture: a UniboMagazine focu
