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  Happy 60th birthday to the Mont Blanc Tunnel between Italy and France Italians weigh in on overtourism, short-term rentals, and the future of travel Italy becomes a top destination for millionaire migration in 2025 How an Italian scientist is bringing fusion energy closer to reality Sardinia’s “Domus de Janas” earn UNESCO World Heritage Status, c...

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Italy is taking impressive strides toward extracting oxygen from lunar soil, thanks to a pioneering initiative by the Italian Space Agency and the Italian company OHB Italia. On June 28, 2025, they finalized a contract to create "ORACLE" (Oxygen Retrieval Asset for Carbothermal Lunar Extraction): a compact device intended to harvest breathable oxyg...

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A unified national ecosystem is telling its story—and showing its strength—at the world’s most important biotechnology event. The BIO International Convention has opened in Boston, and with it the Italian Pavilion, organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) together with Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Min...

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La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) is pleased to share the news that LJI Professor Alessandro Sette, Dr.Biol.Sci., has been awarded the Order of Merit from the Italian Republic. Sette was granted this honor, and the status of “Knight,” in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to immune system research. The Order of Merit was presented...

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May 10th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. TMC3 Helix Park – Hermann Hall – 2 Floor, 7255 Helix Park Ave, Houston, TX. The Consulate General of Italy in Houston, the Comites of Houston, and the West-South Central Chapter of ISSNAF are pleased to invite you to the VIII Edition of the Italian Research Day in the World (Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel M...

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Cristina Basso, a professor at the University of Padua, has been awarded the 'Distinguished Achievement Award 2025' for her outstanding scientific contribution and valuable clinical work at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) conference currently taking place in Boston. Cristina Basso's keynote lecture focused on the contrib...

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Venice: the upside-down forest In Sicily, school students work with inmates and learn together Italy reduces greenhouse gas emissions, but not all regions are moving at the same pace Made in Italy: Italian chemistry grows and accounts for 4.4% of the global total Innovation in Italy: AI, ultra-broadband and a chip 10 times faster that consumes les...

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Thanks to the sequencing of the genomes of 20 varieties of Sicilian oranges, mutations have been identified that reveal the origin, evolution, and differentiation of the oranges, which are useful for the genetic traceability of red-fleshed oranges. The study was published in the international journal The Plant Genome. The study allows for a clearer...

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You might think physicists only ask the big questions. We mostly hear about the physics of the cosmic and the miniscule, the shape of our universe and the nature of the particles that fill it. But physicists, of course, have ordinary lives outside of the laboratory, and sometimes their way of questioning the universe spills over to their daily hab...

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Italian scientists turn light into a solid. It’s Incredible! Rome Fiumicino airport is the best in Europe for the 8th consecutive year Renewable energy: Italy is fourth in the world among the largest markets for network development projects Pordenone in Friuli Venezia Giulia is the Italian Capital of Culture 2027 La Sapienza University of Rome is...

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