Engineering, ICT and technologies for energy and transportation
The most important research themes concerning the Cnr Department of Engineering, Ict and technologies (Diitet) deal with production systems and constructions, Ict, energy and transport, aerospace and applied mathematics. In addition, a great attention is devoted to the development of advanced technologies in the fields of information technology and cybersecurity, and the realization of electronic/optoelectronic devices with different application: medical diagnosis, culturale heritage preservation, and monitoring of food quality, water, soil, forest, as well as infrastructures.
The research fields alsoi nclude nanotechnologies and advanced materials for the application in medicine and environmental issues; the development of advanced solutions for the improvement of production systems (“factories of the future”); intelligent and sustainable mobility, traceability of production and distribution network in different market sectors.
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A new Cnr Laboratory on Life Cycle Thinking
The new Cnr Laboratory on Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) was presented on June 18th, at the Rome headquarters of the National Research Council of Italy. In will involve 11 Cnr research Institutes, with the goal to share ideas, information, initiatives, and tools aimed at harmonizing the wide-ranging scientific expertise present within the Cnt to jointly develop new projects on LCT and sustainability topics
PRISM2025 - Nominations are open
Cnr-Ism has established the Istituto di Struttura della Materia Prize (PRISM) to recognize the significant contribution of a researcher in the field of the study of the Structure of Matter in the last five years. Nominations are open for the 2025 edition of the PRISM award. Submission deadline: June 30th, 2025
"Dantedì" 2025: the first digital database of ancient commentaries on Dante's Commedia
Dante’s Commedia is the only major work of Italian literature that, since its earliest circulation, has always been accompanied by commentaries. On the occasion of “Dantedì 2025”, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, celebrated on March 25, the first digital database of ancient commentaries on the Commedia is being released and named "Corpus CoDA", curated by the University of Naples "Federico II," the Institute Opera del Vocabolario Italiano (OVI) of the CNR and Sapienza University of Rome
Proceedings of 10th International Symposium "Monitoring of Mediterranean coastal areas: problems and measurement techniques"
The volume digital version of the Procedings of Tenth International Symposium "Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques" has been published. The event was organized by the Institute of Bio-Economy of the National Research Council of Italy (Cnr-Ibe) since 2006, with cooperation of Sisef's, and has obtained, among others, the patronages of the Accademia dei Lincei, the Accademia dei Georgofili, the Universities of Florence and Catania
Italian Minister Pichetto Fratin visits Consorzio RFX: a recognition of Italy's excellence in fusion research
On March 10th the Italian Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, visited Consorzio RFX in Padua, an internationally renowned center for nuclear fusion research. Consorzio RFX, a collaboration between CNR, ENEA, INFN, the University of Padua, and Acciaierie Venete S.p.A., is a key reference point for plasma confinement studies and the development of advanced fusion technologies for the world’s largest experiments. The Minister’s visit, along with the presence of representatives from the partner institutions, provided a valuable opportunity to share progress, discuss future challenges, and strengthen institutional support for a strategic sector that will shape the future of energy