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
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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
Medicine
New silky magnetic material that helps bone regrowth
The new material has been developed by the University of the Basque Country and promises to speed healing times from fractures
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca