Piano Clima Alto Adige 2040: project DICAM
Durata progetto: 2024-2026
Finanziamento: Programma FESR 2021/2027 – Secondo Bando – priorità 1 Smart – obiettivo specifico 1.1 – Ricerca e innovazione
Budget complessivo: 921.941,72 € …
SiD – Science in Depth: un nuovo orizzonte per l’educazione scientifica
SiD – Science in Depth: un nuovo orizzonte per l’educazione scientifica Nasce il progetto SiD – Science in Depth, un progetto selezionato e sostenuto dal Fondo per la Repubblica Digitale Impresa sociale. Arciragazzi Bolzano APS è capofila di “SiD – Science in Depth”, una nuova avventura nel campo dell’educazione scientifica. Insieme ad una fitta rete […]
Educational Collaborations for “Tomorrow’s Technicians”
The 2023/24 school year also concluded with a fruitful collaboration between Eco Research and the schools of Bolzano, aimed at training the “technicians of tomorrow”.
In particular, within the collaboration agreement with the “Galileo Galilei” Institute of Secondary Education, two internships of 76 hours each were conducted, one in September and one in October, with fifth-year students of the chemistry and environmental biotechnology course on the theme “Indoor Air Quality Analysis and Evaluation”…
The environmental challenge of the future: “Microplastic pollution”
The term “plastic” today encompasses thousands of products of various types. These cover a wide range of uses in everyday life and across the global population. Modern plastics exhibit vastly different characteristics from one another and are composed not only of the main polymer but also thousands of different molecules added to achieve the required properties for their use (plasticizers, colorants, softeners, flame retardants, etc.). The main characteristic of plastic is its durability over time, making it practically “eternal”: a plastic material product retains its characteristics and properties for decades, even when exposed to atmospheric agents. However, these agents have a significant abrasive effect and over time lead to the fragmentation of the polymer, resulting in “microplastics” (MPs). Microplastics have been found in every terrestrial environment, from the poles to glaciers, from surface soils to the deepest seas. To the extent that scientists worldwide now consider them one of the most significant environmental issues to address and resolve in the coming years…
Hydrological processes: insights from a three-year study in Alpine basins based on a multichemical approach
In mountainous regions, snow, glaciers, and rock glaciers play a significant role as valuable hydrological assets by supplying substantial quantities of meltwater for both surface and subsurface flows. The current climate changes are resulting in a global phenomenon of fast glacier retreat and an earlier onset of the snowmelt runoff season. Consequently, this trend is leading to a reduction in mountain water resources, which has repercussions on aquatic ecosystems and human societies…
Research program 2023-2025
The program agreement between the Autonomous Province of Bozen/Bolzano and Eco Research for the 2023/25 period was approved on 13 June 2023 by the Provincial Government. At the same time, the related funding agreement was signed, pursuant to the Provincial Research and Innovation Law (LP 14/2006).
“Eco Research’s 2023/25 research program is based on the principles of sustainability and the circular economy and is in line with the RIS3 strategy, the regional innovation strategy adopted by the Province”, explained President Arno Kompatscher in his dual role which also sees him as provincial councilor for Research and Innovation…
Italia Next DOP
These are some of the keywords that served as the leitmotif for “Italia Next DOP”, the 1st Scientific Symposium dedicated to the PDO and PGI supply chains, an initiative organized by the Qualivita Foundation to disseminate scientific research involving this sector (Rome, Auditorium della Tecnica, 22 February 2023).
The event, divided into plenary scientific sessions and the presentation of over 90 research projects related to Italian PDOs and PGIs in the Agorà Space of GI (geographical indication) Research, obtained large public participation, aiming at stimulating the connection between research and the productive sector, given the challenges (climate change, nutriscore, unfair competition, environmental sustainability, food frauds) that the GI supply chain, an Italian excellence, has to face. It is precisely on such important issues that it is necessary to support technology transfer so that research translates into innovation. In this perspective, the Agorà offered an overview of successful stories, where the protagonists are the PDO and PGI products valued, protected, and renewed thanks to the collaboration between research institutions and consortia. Italia Next DOP is the first step of a long-term strategy promoted by the Qualivita Foundation and entitled “Qualivita 2030” which will see the launch of a new international dissemination magazine and the organization of a biennial symposium as well as widespread thematic workshops on the territory. Qualivita 2030 intends to be one of the tools for the promotion of scientific knowledge on Geographical Indications, in line with the European Farm to Fork strategy and the UN agenda…
Le Mille e una Scienza
Eco Research participated in the science festival ” Le mille e una scienza “, organized by TesLab – Arciragazzi Bolzano Bozen APS and association Accatagliato, with the contribution of Ufficio Politiche Giovanili of the Autonomous Province of Bozen – Bolzano, in collaboration with Ufficio Ricerca Scientifica. The festival (November 11 – 13), dedicated to children and teens, offered a journey into science and research with various initiatives and appointments held by researchers, professors, and scientific communicators…