Le Mille e una Scienza 2025
The 2025 edition of the festival “Le Mille e una Scienza” has once again concluded with great success, recording a significant increase in attendance compared to the previous year. This year’s programme was enriched with new events, such as the “Road to Festival” series hosted at the Nuova Libreria Cappelli, the “Science Day”, and the “Science Live” initiative organised at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. As in past editions, Castel Mareccio provided the perfect setting for workshops, scientific stands, and performances that animated the science weekend from 14 to 16 November.
Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions
The course “Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions” promoted by the STARS Alliance within the Studium Generale programme of UNIBZ is starting.
Optimising sample preparation for strontium isotopic analysis: A new study by Eco Research
Sample preparation in the laboratory is a crucial step preceding instrumental analysis and can significantly influence the quality of the final results. In research, analytical methods are continuously refined to ensure the highest data quality, but this often involves time-consuming procedures and a high consumption of materials, such as the single-use application of resin in solid-phase chromatographic separations.
Cold Rocky Landforms: rock aggregates that prove essential for the protection of mountain biodiversity
Due to climate change, cold aquatic environments in high mountains, such as glacier springs, are rapidly shrinking. However, certain landforms called cold rocky landforms (CRLs), can help protect these environments and their biodiversity.
Conservation soft box and other tailor-made solutions for archaeological finds
Archaeological finds are important traces of the past that, beyond their ancient allure, represent an invaluable cultural heritage rich in essential information for researchers. However, they can be irreparably damaged over time, even in places where they should be safe, such as within museums. Several factors – including humidity, temperature, chemical substances and microorganisms – can cause irreversible damage, making it essential to adopt innovative strategies for their proper preservation.
POPs Day 2025 – InterCinD Annual Meeting in Bari
The POPs Day 2025, organized by InterCinD, took place on June 5, 2025, in Bari as the annual appointment dedicated to participating laboratories and all stakeholders interested in the issues related to environmental micropollutants.
Science in Depth: An educational and scientific alliance in the territory
SiD – Science in Depth is the project selected and supported by the Fondo per la Repubblica Digitale Impresa sociale which, together with a dense network of partners wishes to open new perspectives on learning, teaching, and the use of STEAM subjects.
A path that has its roots in learning in depth (LID) to encourage students to explore, through creative and multidisciplinary research, the different facets of the scientific world needs a big team behind it.
Eco Research at the 2nd IMaSS Enviro Day 2025 in Bologna
On April 15, 2025, the second edition of the IMaSS Enviro Day – Mass Spectrometry for the Environment took place at the CNR headquarters in Bologna, a day fully dedicated to the applications of mass spectrometry in environmental studies.
Bioplastics in Eyewear
On March 26, 2025, The Eyewear Museum in Pieve di Cadore hosted the closing event of the Occhio al BIO! project, promoted by Certottica Group in collaboration with the University of Trento and co-financed by the Cariverona Foundation. The project aimed to clarify the use of bioplastics in eyewear production, monitor development prospects in the sector, and provide companies with concrete tools to address the challenges related to innovation, sustainability, and waste management. It also examined the life cycle of eyewear and its treatment as waste. Since no specific disposal pathway exists for these products, the project explored potential solutions aligned with the principles of the circular economy.
M’illumino di meno 2025: a moment of reflection on plastic and fast fashion
Every year, on the occasion of the National Day of Energy Saving and Sustainable Lifestyles (M’illumino di meno, February 16), citizens, schools, institutions and associations are invited to take concrete actions towards sustainability. It is both a symbolic and practical opportunity to reflect together on how everyday choices contribute to a more responsible and environmentally friendly future.