10 standard bearers of agriculture to come: a journey into the future of the sector
A journey to 2050 between vertical farms, transparent supply chains and robotics: the agriculture of the future as you've never seen it.
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I-Seed, the robot seed that can change the future of agriculture
Researchers at IIT Genoa create I-Seed, a biodegradable robot seed inspired by the South African geranium.
The new artificial leaf captures energy from both rain and wind
The energy of the future is born from wind and rain: the surprising artificial leaf speaks Italian, the result of the work of the IIT of Genoa.
Volcano Toba, mega eruption without warning will upset the global climate
The Toba super volcano is a silent killer: its mega eruptions can overturn the planet and have no warning. However, science is "taking measures".
Neuroplasticity: a team activates and deactivates it in fruit flies
Research on neuroplasticity in fruit flies identifies a "switch" that can turn it on and off. Future applications are many and important.
A bacteria-based self-healing paste can regenerate historic buildings
Tragedies like that of Morandi can be avoided with a bacterial paste that generates a self-repairing cement. New life to historic buildings and futuristic stone architecture.
Edible electronics, Italian team "tattoos" it on food to monitor it
A team from the Italian Institute of Technology takes a big step towards edible electronics. It will tell us more about foods and our health.
The decline of the USA is the future of the western world
US decline does not arise from a crisis of values, but from the cynical unveiling of them. Yet there is something, if not a lot, to protect to safeguard the future.
The 10 skyscrapers of the future born in 2019
The skyscrapers of the future will extend social life from the streets to the sky. Here are the projects born or started in this year that is coming to an end.
R1, the first home robot
Everyone talks about nothing other than #R1, the first "family" robot produced by the Italian Institute of Technology (Iit) in Genoa. R1's "father", Giorgio Metta, is convinced of the great potential of his little robot: "The commercial prospects are immense". “R1 Your Personal Humanoid” was created starting from the experience gained from the creation of iCub, the most widespread humanoid research robot in the world. R1 has an Italian design, weighs approximately 50 kilos, has a height varying from 1 meter and 25 to 1 … Read more
In the future windows will produce energy: an Italian invention
Italy, although it is often not talked about, is at the forefront when it comes to clean energy research. The creators of the window that produces energy made a simple reasoning. Windows are the part of the house most exposed to the sun, so why not use solar panels for a dual function? Let in light and produce energy from the sun. The idea came from the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa and Professor Aldo di Carlo of the Roman University of Tor … Read more
Robot skin inspired by octopus
The robots of the future will not have skin inspired by human skin, but decidedly better, more similar to that of an octopus. This special type of skin lights up and changes color if it is touched, it is elastic and can stretch up to 500%, it senses touch and pressure. Not bad for a robot. This is the first hi-tech skin inspired by the octopus, which could make the robots of the future camouflage. The skin of the future was described in the journal Science. This is the invention from… Read more
