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The innovative anti-shark tissue comes from Australia

Haydon Burford, inventor and veteran surfer from South Australia, has developed a wetsuit fabric that prevents sharks’ sharp teeth from piercing human flesh. One of the great goals of surfers and sports divers is a suitable safety material to be used in the construction of diving suits. Inventor…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

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Scoliosis can be precisely prevented. Let’s see how

“Scolioscan Air” is the new portable imaging system that enables large-scale monitoring of scoliosis. It can be used in schools as well as in youth gathering places, this system is radiation-free, safe and economical. The project is by the Hong Kong Polytechnic.

Giovanni Sapere

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Made the belt that protects the elderly from hip fractures

Designed by the Swiss company SPTechActive, the belt becomes a valid protection against falls. Older people often have hip fractures as a result of thunderous falls to the ground. Therefore, the Ceinture Airr Belt becomes an airbag when the body slips backwards, preventing direct contact between…

Giovanni Sapere

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Goodbye Joystick: Now the drone will pilot you with the look

The new tool promises to help people with ALS To be able to effectively guide a drone with a glance, is no longer a utopia or a fantasy as teenagers, but rather a magic that becomes reality. That dreamed and imagined future has finally arrived, to be precise in the warm island of Sardinia where,

Ilaria Cuomo

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83 years and 200 patents. The story of Bruno Murari

A genius, a creative, a real inventor retires. We’re talking about Bruno Murari. 83 years old, the famous inventor is a fan of microelectronics applied in different fields of knowledge. Among the many patented inventions, we owe him the rotation of our smartphone horizontally to take pictures

Giovanni Sapere

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May 2, 1519, the farewell to the universal genius of Leonardo

From medicine to physics, from mechanics to art, Leonardo perfectly embodies the idea of extraordinary thought, methodology, pure intuition and above all courage in experimentation. A mix that has rightly placed him in the Olympus of the greatest human beings in history.

Giovanni Sapere

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Chernobyl: when the atom is dangerous

On 26 April 1986, a chain of errors led to the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. 33 years later, a new sarcophagus protects what’s left of the reactor

Giovanni Sapere

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Concorde: story of a supersonic myth

Shortly after the end of World War II, in 1947, American pilot Chuck Yeager, aboard an experimental Bell X-1 aircraft, wrote one of the most important pages in the history of human flight.

Giovanni Sapere

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“Too Good To Go” The innovative APP to combat food waste

Born in Denmark, with the aim of eliminating, or at least limiting the daily waste of food. The creative startup, founded in 2015, is currently present in 9 other European markets. The system is very simple: rather than throwing food, the shopkeeper will have a “Magic box” or a selection of fresh…

Giovanni Sapere

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Yellow, square, adhesive: The Post-it revolution

Born by chance from a poorly successful experiment, the Post-it, since their introduction on the market, in the years ‘ 80, have represented a real revolution in the way of working in the offices of the whole world. Their unmistakable yellow color, and the ability to adhere to any surface, make it…

Giovanni Sapere