For 530 million years, an unknown animal has been producing hexagonal networks under the seafloor. No one has ever seen it. A new study reveals what it looks like

An international study involving Cnr-Istc and Sapienza University of Rome on behalf of Italy describes vertebrate predation and consumption in bearded capuchin monkeys, Sapajus libidinosus, a species of South American monkey well known because some populations habitually use tools. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, provide a comparative model for considering the role that the consumption of small vertebrates may have played in human evolution

On "PV Magazine", an article about the technology patented in 2020 by the Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism of the Italian National Research Council of Italy (Cnr-Imem), which led to the development of a novel glass-free, flexible crystalline silicon module architecture based on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and roll-to-roll lamination

A team of researchers from the Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (Cnr-Isof) and the Institute of Nanostructured Materials  (Cnr-Ismn) of the National Research Council of Italy, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, the University of Ferrara, the University of Bologna and collaborating institutions has developed an innovative graphene-based bioelectronic platform that combines sustainable materials, advanced sensing capabilities, and neural stimulation in a single device. Published in Advanced Materials, the study presents a biodegradable and biocompatible platform made of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and graphene oxide, processed through a green, water-based manufacturing route and transformed into conductive devices by laser functionalization

An international team of researchers reveals how cell surface chemistry helps explain photosynthesis and ecological adaptation in Sphagnum mosses. The National Research Council of Italy lead the study with researcher Anna Palma of the Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (Cnr-Iret)   

The institutional event “AI and Cybersecurity for a Trustworthy Digital Europe: A Science for Policy Perspective", jointly organized by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), was held on June 4 in Brussels at the JRC headquarters on Rue du Champ de Mars. The occasion for the event was the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two institutions, a framework agreement aimed at strengthening scientific cooperation and promoting European policies based on solid, independent, and multidisciplinary evidence

A molecular cell atlas of the developing Drosophila nerve cord reveals a timestamp hidden within neurons which helps explain how complex circuits are built. The research, published on Nature, was made by a joint Italy-Uk team, which involved Cnr-In researcher Erika Donà

The ESFRI Roadmap is Europe’s strategic plan that identifies and supports the most  important research infrastructures needed for future scientific and  technological development. NFFA2050, the new ESFRI Roadmap Infrastructure for research on advanced materials, will enrich the European Research Infrastructure (RI)  portfolio by offering a new infrastructure that provides integrated  access to a combination of unique resources – from large-scale facility  methods to highly specialized instruments in academic laboratories and  theoretical modelling – enabling multi-technique experiments on quantum  matter, advanced energy materials and biomaterials

The Meeting will be held  at the Polytechnic University of Bari, jointly organized by the Institute of Crystallography of the National Research Council of Italy (Cnr-Ic) in Bari, the University of Bari and the Polytechnic University of Bari

Gaia Blu Ocean Generation Academy is a structured education program that integrates the presence of young generations as Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) in the operational scientific campaigns of the research vessel RV Gaia Blu. The program is born in response to one of the global challenges of the UN Ocean Decade 2021–2030 to create and grow the next generation of ocean professionals, capable of helping to build the ocean we want, each with their own specificity