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ISSNAF - Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation yearly presents awards to acknowledge the research of young Italian investigators working in North America, whose commitment to their discipline of study is innovative, potentially impactful and honors their country of origin. ISSNAF Board of Trustees encourages al...

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by Alessandro Piol Celebrate the past in order to look at the future knowing that we can do it: Italy can grow again also thanks to its tech ingenuity.   Here are some moments of the panel discussion "What's next for Italian creativity in technology?" moderated by Maria Teresa Cometto and Riccardo Luna, with: Massimo Banzi, co-founder of th...

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Becoming a healer is a calling and, certainly, many in the nursing field can rightfully claim that title. But in mid-April, Carmi Fazio — who works with Molina Healthcare of Illinois — was picked as one of three finalists for the CURE Media Group's Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing. Fazio — who is Sicilian on her father's side, Genov...

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L'Italia si colloca al primo posto per guarigioni da tumore in Europa. Con questo dato incoraggiante si è aperto a Roma il XVII Congresso nazionale dell'Associazione italiana di oncologia medica (Aiom), con la partecipazione di circa 3.000 esperti. In 17 anni (1990-2007), infatti, i pazienti che hanno sconfitto il cancro nel nostro Paese sono aumen...

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Fiorenzo Omenetto works with silk all day (and apparently a lot of nights, too), but he does not make clothes, not even invisible ones, contrary to rumors triggered by a journalistic exaggeration published a couple of years ago and quickly spread around the world.   Yet, thanks to a fascination with this natural material — discovered at the...

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The Italian students association at MIT, MITaly, recently organized an event to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Italian women in science and technology. The event was in collaboration with GWAMIT (the graduate women association at MIT) and the Harvard Italian Society. Held on July 17 at the MIT Stata Center, the event featured talks by...

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CI SONO due giovani ricercatrici italiane tra i premiati all'annuale meeting dell'American society of clinical oncology (Asco) in corso di svolgimento a Chicago. Si tratta di Carlotta Antoniotti e di Emanuela Palmerini, due oncologhe under 30 che sono tra le premiate con il Conquer cancer foundation merit award recipients 2016.   Due trenten...

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Two 20 years old Italian scientists, Massimo Cappelletto and Davide Zilli who just one year ago got their diploma at the ISIS "Arturo Malignani" Institute of Udine, reached the second award in the category Energy and Transportation at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the most famous scientific award for high school students fro...

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The Industrial Revolution of the 21st century will be led by 3D printers. Sooner than later, they will change our lives completely, allowing us to print what we need. At home. Any time.   Thanks to 3D printers complex objects can be created assembling several layers together. Already pioneers are 3D printing production tools, prototypes, jew...

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The breast cancer treatment has changed dramatically over the recent years. It started out with surgeons doing radical mastectomy. Now the surgeons do partial operations removing the tumor and using radiation on the part of the breast which can be administrated in the operating room with electrons.   Dr. Gardner has developed the advanced me...

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