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An Italian startup from Turin is tackling one of the most persistent problems in the global food industry: food waste. Agreenet has developed a groundbreaking solution to reduce the environmental impact of discarded produce. The startup focuses on transforming food waste, particularly fruit and vegetables, into sustainable and valuable products by...

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“What’s that smell?” I remember asking my friend as we cycled along the Tanaro river towards Alba. The air was dense with a sticky, sweet, toasted aroma—pleasant at first, then vaguely nauseating. “Ah,” he said with a grimace. “It’s the smell of that thing your parents didn’t want you to eat when you were a child. And also, the smell of what made t...

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A wall of rocks, a crown of not-so-snowy peaks piercing the sky, sometimes puncturing the clouds. This is what the Alps look like when you look at them from the plains: half menacing, half protective, definitely immovable and unbreakable. A clear border behind which, in my case, lies France. The mountains of southern Piedmont, those of the province...

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Whether you want to sip hearty red wine paired with premium white truffles, to see the birthplace of Fiat, to scope out a new movie location, or to participate in a medieval orange throwing contest (more on that below), Piedmont is the place for you. Here, five off-the-beaten-path towns in the region that you need to visit. IvreaIt might be surpris...

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Gorgonzola PDO has set a new production milestone, with 5,277,959 wheels crafted in 2024—a record, according to the Protection Consortium. The figure reflects a 1.9% rise from 2023, as member companies across 15 provinces in Piedmont and Lombardy produced nearly 99,000 additional wheels. Piedmont continues to dominate production, accounting for 3,8...

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A small, provincial town below the Piedmontese Alps of just 22,600 people, complete with a medieval orange festival, doesn’t really seem like it would be a beacon of tech innovation. But Ivrea, home of the famed Olivetti factory, is exactly that. Beside the cute piazze and ancient bridge, the long via Jervis hosts a strange linear building made of...

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Italian researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of Alzheimer's disease, identifying a new gene mutation linked to the onset of the condition. The gene, named GRIN2C, has been found to play a significant role in the development of Alzheimer's, offering new insights into the genetic factors contributing to the disease. This disc...

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Langa, in Piedmontese, means “hill”; Langhe, in Italian, defines one of the world’s best-known territories when it comes to wine and cuisine. Today, however, “Le Langhe” has become a plural concept that encompasses the history of Italian wine, both past and present, as well as emerging brands. Looking on the map, we are talking about a hilly area b...

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If in record-breaking 2024 for Italian sparkling wines, the great protagonist, as it has happened for years, was the Prosecco world (as we explained here), all Italian sparkling wine movement grows. And Piedmont is not an exception, with the small, but increasingly more ambitious denomination of Alta Langa Docg, which has also launched innovations...

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Italy is gaining increasing attention for its vast lithium reserves, a vital resource for the future of green technologies, particularly in the electric vehicle (EV) and renewable energy sectors. With the global transition towards clean energy, lithium—key in the production of batteries—has become one of the most sought-after minerals. Italy's unta...

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