Piezoelectric “skin” recovers clean energy
Producing energy from small vibrations, a wind blow or a heartbeat is now a reality, thanks to the research of the IIT Center in Lecce and the start-up Piezoskin.
IIT and Pisa University developed award winning haptic technologies
Alessandro Altobelli, a former PhD student in robotic engineering at IIT and E. Piaggio Research Center in Pisa, is the winner of the EuroHaptics (EHS) Society PhD award for 2015 edition.
Laura Cancedda selected for the Kavli Network of Excellence
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies has selected Laura Cancedda, researcher at IIT, among the 15 new scientists of the Kavli Network of Excellence.
Artificial Hair cells for underwater bio-inspired Robots
An algorithm for data acquisition from underwater environment through artificial hair cells will allow autonomous underwater vehicles to obtain same skills of fishes
An artificial skin for pharmacological and cosmetics testing
Researcher of the CABHC-IIT in Naples published on Biomaterials a study on the first human skin equivalent in vitro. It will represent a new standard for cosmetics and pharmacological testing.
The artificial retina is Made in Italy
Identified a new artificial organic substitute to the human retina, naturally sensitive to light. The road is paved to future testing, directed to obtain a prosthesis for human beings.
Turning vegetable scraps into bioplastics to save the environment
Save those food scraps – they could be your next grocery bag. A new way of turning vegetable waste directly into bioplastics could make such materials even more environmentally friendly.
Smart labels and solar panels: one day at the IIT Milan
From printed and flexible electronic to the Internet of Things, a tour among the new technologies developed by the IIT Center for Nanotecnology.
The mechanism of peptide-based direct plasma membrane translocation finally unveiled
Peptides that translocate spontaneously across cell membranes have the potential to transform the field of drug delivery by enabling the transport of otherwise membrane-impermeant molecules into cells. In this regard, a 9-aminoacid-long motif (representative sequence: PLIYLRLLR, named here Translocating Motif 9, TM9) that spontaneously translocates across membranes while carrying a polar dye was recently identified […]
Vittorio Pellegrini
ENGLSH!!!!Direttore dei Graphene Labs all’Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. È il referente italiano dell’European flagship project sul grafene. Vittorio Pellegrini è autore di oltre 130 pubblicazioni su riviste scientifiche internazionali, inoltre è attivo nel campo della divulgazione scientifica: è autore di numerosi articoli rivolti ad un pubblico non scientifico su periodici e quotidiani, ha tenuto numerose […]