In a review paper published recently in Science Robotics a cognitive roboticist, cognitive psychologist and a psychiatrist discuss the concept of “sense of self” in humans, and they explore how robots can be used to better understand the phenomenon (more…)
In a review paper published recently in Science Robotics a cognitive roboticist, cognitive psychologist and a psychiatrist discuss the concept of “sense of self” in humans, and they explore how robots can be used to better understand the phenomenon (more…)
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LifeTech
A rechargeable battery made from food
It has been realized at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and supported by European Research Council’s grant (more…)
Early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases will pass through RNA
The correlation between small RNA molecules and aging-related brain diseases has been described on EMBO Reports (more…)
Nanotechnologies
Green techniques and 3D electron diffraction for new MOF
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are porous crystalline materials whose structure resembles a scaffold of beams around a large empty space; this…
DYNAMO: a new generation of scientists and hybrid nanopore technologies
A training network among 9 world-leading academic and industrial groups in Europe and coordinated by IIT, to educate 11 PhD…
Robotics
Robotics and the Sense of Self in humans
In a review paper published recently in Science Robotics a cognitive roboticist, cognitive psychologist and a psychiatrist discuss the concept…
IIT’s Leg Prosthetic technologies took the podium at Cybathlon 2024
Two teams from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) competed in Cybathlon 2024 “Leg Prosthesis” category in Switzerland…
Computational Sciences
NRRP: National Supercomputing Centre
IIT leader for AI and Big Data for health (more…)
Interview with the Sicilian scientist Michele Parrinello
Another international recognition for the revolutionary “Car – Parrinello” method (more…)
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