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The visit to the Italian Innovation and Culture Hub INNOVIT, opened at the end of 2021 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an outpost of Italian innovation to Silicon Valley, was the focal point of the first day of Ambassador Mariangela Zappia’s mission to San Francisco, assisted by Consul General Sergio Strozzi. “Over 100 startups and in...

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A Made in Italy of great significance is that concerning the production of Food Service Equipment, that is, machinery for professional kitchens and laboratories. This is an Italian excellence that we export all over the world and which sees our companies in a leading position internationally. Our country's Food Service Equipment turnover, according...

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According to Assonautica data, in Italy, the sea economy is worth 143 billion, which is equivalent to 8.9 % of GDP. There are 228,000 companies operating in the sector, with 914,000 people working in the sector, allowing a picture of a thriving situation for the Italian Blue Economy. The business is capable of generating a lot of wealth thanks to t...

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Nori seaweed, almonds, and 24-carat edible gold leaves are among the "ingredients" used to create the world's first edible rechargeable battery, which was listed by Time magazine among the best inventions of 2023. It was developed by the Italian Institute of Technology. Currently, the battery can recharge small devices like LED lights, but in the f...

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Italy, US look to expand cooperation on biotech. Italy intends to strengthen industrial relations with the US, a world leader in biotechnologies and life sciences, to forge stronger value-based ties, bolster its own sectoral prowess and contribute to tackling shared issues. That’s how Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani framed the Italy-US Inte...

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The invention of the calculator dates back to ancient times with tools like the abacus. However, the electronic calculator we are familiar with today came to be thanks to an Italian engineer, Pier Giorgio Perotto, and the Italian company Olivetti. The story centers around the creation of the Olivetti Programma 101, one of the first commercial progr...

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One of the key signs that a tech ecosystem is maturing is when experienced entrepreneurs exit one company and create another on home turf. Serial founders are nearly twice as likely to succeed in their second venture as first-timers, and they raise larger funding rounds. They’re also a boost for the local economy and investors say the value of thei...

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More than 400 years ago, Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi painted her first commission in Florence, adorning the ceiling of Casa Buonarroti—once home to the Renaissance master Michelangelo—with a female nude titled Allegory of Inclination. Less than half a century later, the figure was prudishly censored by heavy drapes of blue obscurin...

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Interesting Engineering sat down with designer and innovator Amleto Picerno Ceraso at the 2023 Maker Faire in Rome. His architecture and design firm, Medarrch, creates products where digital technologies mix with a humanistic approach to design, using bioplastics to create the most stunning 3-D printed furniture. Medarrh’s mission, according to Cer...

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The underwater coral reefs of the world are some of our Earth’s most diverse and fascinating, living, breathing ecosystems. Unfortunately due to pollution, climate change and other negative factors, coral reefs are in extreme danger of extinction, with 90% of Earth’s coral projected to die out by 2050. However, efforts have been underway around the...

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