Alitalia brings in two-person cockpit rule
The new Alitalia measure is already in place and applies to all its flights, a spokesman for the airline told The Local on Friday.The decision to have two people in the cockpit at all times follows the announcement on Thursday that a co-pilot deliberately caused a plane crash in which all 150 people on board died. Andreas Lubitz was named...
Expo, contro danni clima o Xylella, arriva il software Italo-Usa per l'agrobiodiversità
Ricercatori italiani e statunitensi scendono in campo a Expo 2015 per salvare l'agrobiodiversità grazie ad uno strumento, nato per preservare la biodiversità nel settore agricolo. Si tratta di una tecnologia basata su un software che simula il funzionamento di un ecosistema e, per la prima volta, consente di intervenire scientificamente contro le c...
What makes Italian wines unique is that they are married to their territory
by Maarten van Aalderen The American journalist Monica Larner was born in 1970 in Los Angeles and she has lived in Italy since she was eleven years old. Since then she has often returned to the United States, dividing her time between her country and Italy. Larner worked for the journalist Furio Colombo when he was a correspondent for la R...
Madre In Italy: Francesco Menghini and the platform to virtually connect Italian talents around the globe
by Serena Perfetto While you surf the net, you will run into many platforms made by Italians for Italians: you won't find it hard to run into blogs and websites collecting information and stories about Italians moving abroad. But, when we first met Francesco Menghini, an Italian director now in the Silicon Valley, he had no doubts that his...
Italy beats France to become world largest wine producer
by Umberto Bacchi Italy has surpassed France to take to crown of world largest wine producer in 2015, according to European Union data. This year's benign weather conditions have resulted in an abundant grape harvest across the Mediterranean peninsula, as opposed to that reaped on the other side of the Alps. Italy's projected wine...
UNESCO celebrates Parma and Rome
Italy, and specifically the cities of Rome and Parma, have received major recognition from UNESCO. The UN agency for education, science and culture today declared Rome a "Creative City for Film." This prestigious international endorsement was officially announced in Paris. The the capital – which is already part of UNESCO's Heritage of Mankind...
Underground Power, turning traffic into greenenergy
Cars are a huge source of air pollution, but in the future they could also become a source of clean energy. This is the idea behind Lybra, a special, tyre-like rubber paving that converts the kinetic energy produced by moving vehicles into electric energy. This technology is the brainchild of an Italian start-up called Underground Power (U...
Italy consolidates its primacy in EU officially denominated foods
by Emanuele Scarci Italy is consolidating its primacy as European leader in officially denominated food products, with the highest number of EU-recognized quality products, according to state statistical agency ISTAT. The number of products recognized in 2014 was 269, eight more than in 2013. The continued growth of DOP designations,...
More young Italians climatarians says Barilla study
Young Italians are more and more climatarian at the dinner table, a new Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) survey showed Monday. The term climatarian appeared on the New York Times list of top 2015 food-related words, and means someone whose diet is based on locally sourced food, on limiting food waste, and on avoiding the most energ...
Alumnus Becomes Italy’s Prime Minister, Appoints Five Alumni as Key Ministers
NATO Tour alumnus (1988) and center-left young leader Enrico Letta is Italy's new Prime Minister. In an exceptional showing of strength for Mission Italy's exchange programs, an additional five alumni make up Letta's coalition government – roughly one-third of the cabinet. At 46, Letta is one of Italy's youngest prime ministers. His cabinet is note...
Persico from Italy opens US location in Rochester Hills (MI), introduces ‘smart’ rotomolder
Persico SpA, the Italian company that makes fully automated rotational molding machines — causing waves in the labor-intensive rotomolding sector — has introduced a new machine aimed at custom molders, and announced the creation of a U.S. operation.Both announcements came on Sept. 30. The Nembro, Italy-based company bought a company in Rochester H...
Parliamone: L’italiano come risorsa: se ne discute mercoledì 29 gennaio alla Farnesina
L'italiano come risorsa, e come strumento centrale per la promozione dell'Italia e della sua cultura. Se ne discuterà nell'incontro "Parliamone: l'italiano come risorsa" in programma alla Sala delle Conferenze Internazionali della Farnesina mercoledì 29 gennaio, a partire dalle ore 10. Interverranno in qualità di relatori il Ministro degli...