7/10 maggio Festival madrelingua e lancio di Beatrice, il social network della lingua italiana
"Poetica", "Ludica", "Profetica", "Italica". Quattro aspetti, per altrettante questioni e altrettanti punti di vista, che costituiranno il fulcro della prima edizione del festival culturale promosso da "madrelingua", il trimestrale culturale della Società Dante Alighieri. La manifestazione, che si svolgerà dal 7 al 10 maggio a Palazzo Fire...
Rome kids hospital opens research lab
Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on Tuesday unveiled a new research laboratory at the Bambin Gesù paediatric hospital in Rome. The 26 million euro facility will specialise in genetic disorders, which are responsible for up to 70% of admissions to the institutions that is part of the Italian national healthcare system but is owned by the H...
Italian companies on the forefront in nuclear technology in Europe
The Italian paradox. Even if it gave away nuclear power plants with two referenda, in 1987 and 2011, Italy is a leader in the most advanced atomic technologies. And concerning the research on nuclear fusion, in the last three years Italian companies have been awarded contracts worth almost €1 million, that is 60% of the total value of Euro...
‘Natural Resistance,’ a Documentary on the Italian Wine Industry
by Ben Kenigsberg "Natural Resistance" returns its director, Jonathan Nossiter, to the subject of his 2005 documentary, "Mondovino." That film examined the effects of globalization on the wine industry, a business that might seem like a haven of elitism and individuality — hardly a trade susceptible to homogenization. Not so, that...
A 'Global Prosecco Shortage' Isn't Happening, Italian Wine Producer Says
by Joe Satran It's been a very scary week for prosecco fans. On Wednesday, Robert Cremonese, an executive at prosecco producer Bisol, told Drinks Business that bad weather in several Italian wine-growing regions may have caused prosecco production to drop enough to spark a "global prosecco shortage." Since then, news out...
Young Italians and the arts: Valentina Castellani
by Silvia Simonetti One doesn't have to be a connoisseur of contemporary art to be familiar with the name of Larry Gagosian, internationally renowned art dealer, whose popularity and financial power can afford to host museum-quality gallery exhibitions. In the 1970s he opened a small poster shop in Los Angeles, just a few blocks from the...
Matterhorn Cervino 150, Italian Air Force aerobatic team lift off celebrations
The start to the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the first two ascents of the Matterhorn will certainly be an unforgettable moment, one of those you won't forget. Today the Frecce Tricolori - the Italian Air Force aerobatic team - and the Matterhorn will be the true, absolutely exceptional stars of this 10-day celebration that the Aosta V...
Franciacorta Travel Guide: Home to Italy’s Finest Sparkling Wines
by Jackie DeGiorgio From sweeping views and quaint small towns to castles and vineyards, Italy's storybook like scenery can appear like your imagination is unfolding right before your eyes. Franciacorta, an hour's drive from Milan, is no different. The region produces Italy's finest sparkling wines, all made using the metodo classico...
Abruzzo’s Exports growing faster than Italian average
Export is a winner in the Italian region Abruzzo: in 2014 exports grew by 2.9%, almost one percentage point faster than the Italian average (+2%), a study has revealed. The research was carried out by Stefano Cianciotta, Fellow of Competere, the Italian innovation think thank, and commissioned by the Centro estero delle Camere di commercio...
Grocery Shopping in Italy
by Francesca Bezzone You may think grocery shopping is a silly topic for an article. Well, it would be if I went on telling you about the difference between shopping in supermarkets and local stores or about the advantages of buying fresh and organic products versus highly processed stuff. These are all things we all very muc...
Oscars 2016: Ennio Morricone wins best original score for The Hateful Eights
Legendary composer Ennio Morricone is finally a competitive Oscar winner. The Italian-born Morricone won best original score at the Academy Awards on Sunday night for his work on Quentin Tarantino's epic Western The Hateful Eight. The 87-year-old composer was nominated five times prior to this year, scoring his first nod for Days of Heave...
Automotive Brescia: Focus North America
L'Associazione Industriale Bresciana, ANFIA, ASSOFOND ed altri partner del comprensorio manifatturiero bresciano, hanno organizzato una manifestazione dedicata al settore automobilistico nordamericano ed alle prospettive ed opportunità per le imprese italiane, che si è svolta dal 9 all'11 febbraio scorso presso la Camera di Commercio di Brescia. &...