Electricity
Bentu: the first portable wind turbine “as light as the wind”
Bentu is the first portable wind turbine: it is little more than 1 meter high but it can generate the energy needed to charge 40 smartphones at the same time
Giovanni Sapere
Giovanni Sapere
Textiles & Paper
From plastic to silk: reducing pollution thanks to a moth
A group of students of the “Fermi” Institute of Mantua has developed a system to dispose of plastic, transforming it into silk thanks to a moth.
Giovanni Sapere
Young Phenomena
Building a robotic arm at the age of 16: the feat of Thanos Tziatzioulis
At just 16 years old, Thanos Tziatzioulis has designed and built a fully functional robotic arm: we interviewed him at Maker Faire Rome
Giovanni Sapere
Patents
With Bikertop the rain won’t scare cyclists anymore
BikerTop is the first mobile bike cover that can be opened and closed in less than 15 seconds: “the rain won’t stop cyclists anymore”
Giovanni Sapere
Medicine
Covid-19: the “hand-held” thermal bags for transporting vaccines
The company Gio’Style has developed thermal bags for the transport of vaccines against Covid-19: they can be carried by hand or loaded on a scooter
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Ice911: the micro reflective glass spheres that will save glaciers
Ice911 is a project for the safeguard of the Planet’s glaciers through micro glass spheres: they reflect the light and slow down the melting.
Giovanni Sapere
Motors
Zoox: the electric robot cab of Amazon to say goodbye to traffic
Amazon has acquired Zoox, a startup specializing in the production of electric robot cabs that “promise” to revolutionize urban mobility
Giovanni Sapere
Partner Content
The Patent Magazine is media partner of Khayyam International Festival
The Patent Magazine is media partner of the 2020 edition of Khayyam International Festival from 6 to 8 March at Isfahan University of Technology
Giovanni Sapere
Medicine
Coronavirus: ‘Dogs and cats can be infected by their owners’
A study by the University of Bari and the State University of Milan hypothesizes that dogs and cats can be infected with Coronavirus by their owners
Giovanni Sapere
Medicine
Covid-19 vaccine hacker attacks: confidential data and information at risk
In recent months, the systems of companies that are developing the Covid-19 vaccine have been targeted by sophisticated hacker attacks
Giovanni Sapere
Partner Content
Yokogawa joins LOT Network to promote and safeguard Open Innovation
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces it has joined LOT Network to protect its members from patent assertion entities (PAEs)
Giovanni Sapere
Inventions
Silk Leaf: the first artificial leaf that produces oxygen
Engineer Julian Melchiorri has designed an artificial biological leaf that can produce oxygen through chlorophyll photosynthesis.
Giovanni Sapere
Motors
Aptera: the car powered by solar panels
It is called Aptera and it is a car powered by the sun: the battery can store the energy needed to travel 72 km every day thanks to solar panels
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
In Sicily will rise the largest floating wind farm in the world
Off the coast of Sicily, will be built the largest floating wind farm in the world: 190 turbines will be anchored for a total of 2900 megawatts installed
Giovanni Sapere
Partner Content
IFIA received the title of “Best International Organization in 2020”
We are proud to announce that IFIA received the best international organization’s Finalist title in The 6th International & European Association Awards 2020
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
Lybra the platform to produce electricity from traffic
The Italian company 20energy has developed Lybra, a platform that allows to produce electricity by exploiting traffic and the passage of cars.
Giovanni Sapere
News
The most read news of the week: AR for dogs, supersonic parachutes and gadgets Xiaomi
The most read news of the last week selected by the the editorial staff of “The Patent Magazine”: AR for dogs, supersonic parachutes and Xiaomi gadgets
Giovanni Sapere
Eureka!
Poland, inaugurated the record pool: it is 45 meters deep
With 45.5 meters of vertical extension Deepspot is the deepest swimming pool in the world: it is located in Poland and will be used for diving exercises.
Giovanni Sapere