Robotics
Can robots feel empathy? According to Columbia University yes
For the first time, a robot was able to predict the actions of another simply by observing its behaviors: is this proof that even machines can feel empathy?
Giovanni Sapere
engineering
News
China will build the first eco-sustainable, self-sufficient and smart city
In the city of Xiong’an in China will rise the first completely energy self-sufficient district: the project is entrusted to a Spanish team.
Giovanni Sapere
Science
Dragon 2 passes the last flight test: space gets closer!
The final test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, the “space taxi” of the SpaceX agency of Elon Musk, has been successfully completed.
Giovanni Sapere
News
Trump founds the USA Space Force: technology and research for “space wars”
US President Donald Trump has allocated $738 billion for the recruitment and training of Space Force to “maintain American dominance in space”.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
The Pipe: Combating drought by making sea water drinkable
Khalili Engineers has created “The Pipe”, a floating structure powered by solar panels capable of making sea water drinkable: it transforms 4.5 billion litres a year.
Giovanni Sapere
Startup
WoW: the first Italian startup of electric scooters
Wow is the first Italian startup specializing in the creation of electric scooters: the goal is to bridge the gap with gasoline vehicles in the field of two wheels.
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
Data connection Earth – Moon: NASA and MIT at work
NASA and MIT are experimenting with a connection between the Earth and the Moon to transmit data at a rate of almost 20 megabits per second.
Giovanni Sapere
Gadget
Driven: the first chainless bicycle comes from Denmark
Danish startup Ceramicspeed has launched Driven, the first chainless bicycle: it uses a transmission system with very low friction bearings.
Giovanni Sapere
Mechanical Engineering
A space lift for satellites: Obayashi launches the challenge for 2050
Japanese company Obayashi Corporation has launched a project for a 36000 km high space lift to put the satellites into orbit.
Giovanni Sapere
News
HIRO VS4: the industrial robot that “sees” as a man
Hiro VS4 is the “father” of a new generation of industrial robots capable of seeing and interacting with objects just like human beings.
Giovanni Sapere
Chemistry & Metallurgy
“Intelligent” filters for industrial water treatment
A spin-off of the Politecnico di Milano has designed filters that exploit the properties of magnetic liquids for the treatment of industrial water.
Giovanni Sapere
News
New technology for cooling urban buildings
At Buffalo University, a team of scientists have developed a new technology for cooling urban buildings based on aluminum polymers that absorbs the heat of the surrounding environment inside, releasing “cool” energy into the surrounding environment.
Giovanni Sapere
News
Engineering, a new home between innovation and globalization
Ready, set, go. It’s time to go again. And with a brand-new headquarters. We are talking about the all-Italian giant of Engineering Informatica Spa, which inaugurated its new headquarters in Rome, in the Eur.
Giovanni Sapere
Construction
Channel Tunnel: transport under the sea bed
On May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel was inaugurated, built in just seven years of work, after two centuries of studies, geological surveys, insufficient investment and numerous stops.
Giovanni Sapere