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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 1d

#NextGenAI, promosso dal Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito nell’ambito del Campus itinerante “Scuola Futura”, è il primo #summitinternazionale dedicato all’esplorazione di potenzialità e implicazioni dell’ #AI per la #scuola.
Tra i relatori il Direttore di IIT Giorgio Metta.

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 2d

Dallo studio della #retina all’individuazione dei primi segni di #Alzheimer.

Il CLNS di #IIT e l’azienda D-Tails Research, stanno sviluppando una nuova metodologia in grado di identificare in modo tempestivo l’insorgenza della malattia.

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IIT e D-Tails conquistano un finanziamento da oltre 3 milioni di euro per rivoluzionare la diagnosi precoce dell’Alzheimer - Talk iit

I fondi assegnati dal Ministero dell’Università e Ricerca nell’ambito del Fondo Italiano Scienza Applicata (FISA). IIT e D-Tails consolidano le attività di ricerca congiunte Dallo studio della retina ...

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VicidominiLab @vicidominilab.bsky.social · 3d

Time for the second #MifoBio2025 workshop with @laurent-le.bsky.social and Andrea Bucci on building a #fluorescencelifetime #imagescanningmicroscopy system. Thanks @erc.europa.eu, @iitalk.bsky.social and @genoainstruments.bsky.social
#SPADarray #BrightEyes_ERC #photonresolvedmicroscopy

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 3d

#IIT alla XIII edizione della Maker Faire Rome -The European Edition. Tutte le info sulla partecipazione e gli stand dal 17 al 19 ottobre ↙️
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IIT a Maker Faire Rome 2025 - Talk iit

Dal 17 al 19 ottobre torna Maker Faire Rome – The European Edition, l’evento dedicato all’innovazione promosso e organizzato dalla Camera di Commercio di Roma, che si svolgerà al Gazometro Ostiense Un...

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 4d

@awykowska.bsky.social, head of the IIT @s4hri.bsky.social unit and coordinator of the IIT Center for Human Technologies, is this year’s winner of the André Mischke Prize.

#HumanRobotInteraction #sciencecommunication #policyengagement

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 5d

🧠⏱️ Scientists from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, 🇮🇹 @iitalk.bsky.social, 🇮🇹 University of Padua and 🇩🇰 @dtu.dk, have developed a new method to track the build-up of amyloid plaques – a key characteristic of #Alzheimers – in real time – an important step towards new treatments.

Tracking Alzheimer’s progression in real time

Scientists have developed an innovative technique to observe Alzheimer’s disease as it progresses in the brain – an important step forward that could accelerate new treatments.

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VicidominiLab @vicidominilab.bsky.social · 5d

Big thanks to Andrea Bucci and @laurent-le.bsky.social for the 13h drive with a microscope in the trunk...and setting it up!
First workshop #MifoBio2025 done, challenge won.

A #SPADarray in any laser-scanning microscope.

@genoainstruments.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social @gdrimabio.bsky.social

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 9d

Angelo Forli returns from the US to launch the Neural Networks for Natural Intelligence unit research at #IIT, supported by a @ArmeniseHarvard Career Development Grant.
His research explores #memory, #regeneration and natural #intelligence.

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Thanks to the Career Development Award, neuroscientist Angelo Forli opens his research lab at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Genoa - Talk iit

Armenise-Harvard Foundation award 1 million dollars to study the adaptive abilities of the brain The human brain is able to adapt to different situations, ensuring flexible and effective behavior. The...

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 10d

Velia Siciliano, PI of Synthetic and Systems Biology for Biomedicine, commented on the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”.

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 11d

Alessio Del Bue, Principal Investigator of PAVIS research unit in #IIT, has been appointed Honorary Professor in the Department of Computer Science at @durham.ac.uk, in recognition of his pioneering contributions to computer vision, artificial intelligence, and their real-world applications.

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VicidominiLab @vicidominilab.bsky.social · 12d

Andrea Bucci and Laurent Le will run two workshops on building a custom #PhotonResolvedMicroscopy system and generating great #ImageScanningMicroscopy images.
Thanks @iitalk.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @genoainstruments.bsky.social and #PNRR RNA&GeneTheraphy for support. See you at #Mifobio2025

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 12d

Job Opportunities in IIT!

S4HRI @s4hri.bsky.social · 12d

📢 We’re #hiring 2 postdocs to join our research on mental workload in human-robot collaboration!

The positions are part of the Social Cognition in Human-Robot Interaction unit at the @iitalk.bsky.social in Genoa, coordinated by @awykowska.bsky.social

Apply here 👉 app.ncoreplat.com/jobposition/...

2 postdoc positions on the topic of cognitive neuroscience methods for studying mental workload in human-robot collaboration

Commitment & contract: Collaborator, temporal contract, up to 16 months Location: IIT CHT – Via Enrico Melen 83, Genova Step into a world of endless possibilities, together let’s leave something...

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GdR ImaBio @gdrimabio.bsky.social · 14d

#Mifobio2025
Focus on the module 2 :
👉 the challenges of spatial and temporal quantification

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Giuseppe VICIDOMINI @vicidominilab.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social

Lecture - “Photon-Resolved Microscopy : Image-Scanning Microscopy with SPAD Array Detector and Beyond”

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VicidominiLab @vicidominilab.bsky.social · 18d

We were glad to host Jacopo Abramo from the Eggeling lab for a short fellowship. Amazing to have you on board! A volcano of ideas, and hopefully now in love with #SPADarray (certainly with focaccia 😄). If you’d like a similar experience in our lab @iitalk.bsky.social, get in touch!

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VicidominiLab @vicidominilab.bsky.social · 18d

We’re really happy to read your view on ISM-FLUX—no better person could comment on this technology! Great to see we share the same vision on the key role of #SPADarray detectors for #MINFLUX -like approaches.
@iitalk.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu
#BrightEyes_ERC #SM-SPAD

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 18d

On Sept 29, #IIT inaugurated the new site of its Centre for Cultural Heritage Technology - #CCHT at H-FARM. The center develops #AI, #robotics, and #materials science solutions to study, protect and preserve global #CulturalHeritage.

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 26d

Twenty years after the first Graphene Week the event is coming to Italy: #GrapheneWeek2025, an international meeting at the forefront of research, innovation, and technology.
This year’s #GW2025 Co-chair is #CamillaColetti.
Among the speakers, Fabrizio Tubertini.
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VicidominiLab @vicidominilab.bsky.social · 29d

It’s time to say goodbye to @zuninoale.bsky.social and wish him all the best for the future. An incredible journey full of science comes to a close. Congratulations! We’ll miss you.
@iitalk.bsky.social

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · 26d

In prima pagina de @larepubblica.bsky.social oggi l'intervista al Direttore #GiorgioMetta.

#healthcare #earthcare #saluteumana #robotica #AI

Per leggere l'intervista completa ↙️
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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · Sep 18

Twenty years after the first Graphene Week the event is finally coming to Italy. #GrapheneWeek2025.
This year’s #GW2025 Co-chair is Camilla Coletti.
Among the speakers there will be Fabrizio Tubertini.

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Graphene Week 2025 | Graphene Flagship

Graphene Week 2025: Graphene conference. 2D materials event. Vicenza, Italy 22-26 September 2025. Supported by the European Commission, Graphene Week stands at the forefront of cutting-edge research, ...

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iCARE Project @icareproject.eu · Sep 17

🔬 New #iCARE research! Freshwater planarians prove excellent bioindicators for nanoparticle toxicity assessment. While most NPs show 100% survival rates, silver NPs reveal significant toxicity effects. Great work by @iitalk.bsky.social & @inlnano.bsky.social 🧬✨

Full poster: shorturl.at/7gTCH

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · Sep 18

Frasky è il nuovo prototipo robotico sviluppato da ricercatori e ricercatrici dell’unità Soft Robotics for Human Cooperation and Rehabilitation di #IIT e #SistemaBergamo per muoversi ed eseguire operazioni all’interno dei vigneti in maniera autonoma.

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Frasky: il robot per applicazioni in vigna dell'Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - Talk iit

Il progetto nasce da una ricerca dell’Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, in collaborazione con diversi partner, nell’ambito del JOiiNT LAB – laboratorio congiunto tra IIT e il Sistema Bergamo Un team di...

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Marta Abbà @martaabba.bsky.social · Sep 15

Researchers are developing edible batteries using seaweed, almonds, and capers as sustainable alternatives to traditional materials like lithium and cobalt for low-power devices.
New @wired.it @iitalk.bsky.social
podcast episode

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Il secolo dell’IA – Capire l’intelligenza artificiale, decidere il futuro (Il Mulino)": il volume esplora #etica, #politica e #tecnologia, offrendo una riflessione accessibile sul ruolo che l’#AI avrà nel futuro della nostra società.

La recensione di Livia Gelosi ↙️
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“IL SECOLO DELL’IA – Capire l’intelligenza artificiale, decidere il futuro” - Talk iit

Un viaggio tra etica, politica e tecnologia per capire l’intelligenza artificiale Nel libro “Il secolo dell’IA – Capire l’intelligenza artificiale, decidere il futuro”, edito da Il Mulino, Lorenzo Bas...

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ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA @iitalk.bsky.social · Sep 8

The international event took place on Friday, September 5 at #IIT.
The event was organized by #IIT in collaboration with the European FRONTIERS project @erc.europa.eu and the AERG.
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#meetIIT @marialep.bsky.social @awykowska.bsky.social

Frontier research and journalism - Talk iit

“Why fund frontier research? The role of journalism in answering a crucial question for society” “Journalists try to discover the truth, just as scientists do, and this is why it is important that the...

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