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These are the words of researchers from the CNR, Italy’s National Research Council, summing up an extraordinary experiment recently published in Nature: a supersolid made of light. A quantum material that defies all known categories, behaving simultaneously like a solid crystal and a frictionless fluid. Until yesterday, we could only imagine such e...

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At the root of pancreatic cancer’s aggressiveness is a particular transformation that pancreatic cells undergo, making them capable, even in the early stages of the disease, of forming metastases and resisting therapy. This is what researchers from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, led by Giannicola Genovese, discovered in a study published...

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Italy is known for its many stunning landscapes, making it one of the most beautiful countries in the world. From seas and hills to lakes, rivers, and mountains, each Italian region has extraordinary places to visit. But some of these hidden gems are off the beaten path and don't attract tourists. Did you know, for example, that Italy is home to m...

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Leonardo da Vinci excelled in the fields of art and science, but the Italian polymath was also a highly skilled expert in military structures and defensive systems, breaking new ground in the strategy of warfare during the Renaissance with his designs and inventions. Now, scientists have uncovered a hidden feature underneath a medieval castle in Mi...

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Ciao and Vespa, icons of Italian scooters, return in electric format to keep Italian design alive Italians and smart working: 60% appreciate it Homicides down in last 10 years, Italy is among safest countries in Europe Italy’s cultural tourism continues to thrive with growing global interest Pope Francis signs decree recognizing Salvo D'Acquisto's...

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In the future, it will be possible to grow vegetables in space, even in the dark: scientists have identified the molecular mechanism that allows certain plants to grow independently of light, which was previously considered essential for proper development.   The discovery, published in Plant Communications, is the result of work by an intern...

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A new study from Italy shows a promising solution to the challenge of efficiently combining solar energy with hydrogen production. The research, conducted by the University of Milan, suggests that a hybrid system integrating photovoltaic (PV) technology and hydrogen could be the key to storing solar energy at a larger scale, making renewable energ...

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For the first time in history, archaeologists have mapped an entire ancient Roman city using ground-penetrating radar. According to The Guardian, the buried town of Falerii Novi contained a bathhouse, theater, several temples and shops, and a large monument of a kind experts have never seen before. Once a proud, 75-acre outpost 31 miles north of Ro...

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The Italian Trade Agency through its offices in the United States (ITA - https://www.ice.it/en/markets/usa) and its partners announce a "Call for Papers" for the Italian Technology Awards (ITA) 2025. The Italian Technology Award program consists of a competition that asks upper-level students attending major universities in the United States to sub...

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Microsoft has unveiled its new quantum chip, Majorana 1, a groundbreaking processor that leverages topological superconductors and qubits to push quantum computing toward practical, real-world applications. Named in honor of the Italian theoretical physicist Ettore Majorana, who first proposed the existence of these exotic particles in 1937, the ch...

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