From bread scraps to sustainable fuel. Unipi’s research opens up new prospects for biofuel production
The study was published in the “Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering”.
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Counting the Uncountable: A New Study on Bees in Giannutri
A study by the Universities of Pisa and Florence has, for the first time, validated a method for counting pollinating bees for the first time. The method involves visual sampling along predetermined routes, during which both the number of insects observed and their distance are estimated
Humans outweigh climate: two thousand years of Tuscan landscape reveal the decisive role of human activity in environmental change
A study on Lake Sibolla reconstructs the evolution of the area around Lucca from Roman times to the present, integrating paleoecological data, historical archives and climate indicators
Less rain, but more intense: precipitation trends in Italy over the past 200 years
A study published in Atmospheric Research analysed rainfall data from historical archives and modern monitoring networks
Introducing LAVA, the first digital literary atlas mapping earthquakes and eruptions through literature
The presentation will take place on 18 December in the Auditorium of Palazzo Blu as part of the international conference “The Awakening of Enceladus”, taking place in Pisa from Wednesday 17 to Friday 19 December
Is social media taking over your life? Young people can end up feeling less connected to their bodies
A study by the Universities of Florence, Pisa and Toledo shows that problematic social media use can increase bodily dissociation and immersion in fantasy
From waste to materials for more sustainable mobility
The CO-SMART project has produced foam panels made from used vegetable oils, automotive components from discarded fishing nets and recycled carbon fibres, as well as bio-lubricants and innovative biofuels
Mafia Capitale: when symbols and myths make the criminal machine more efficient
In a study published in SN Social Sciences, Alberto Vannucci of the University of Pisa and Davide Torsello of Central European University demonstrate for the first time how narrative power sustains the functioning of corrupt networks
A digital fingerprint to help us understand how proteins change
Sviluppato uno strumento innovativo in grado di interpretare le mutazioni del DNA. Il codice è disponibile gratuitamente su GitHub, in modo che altri gruppi possano usarlo liberamente
Thirteen projects were funded by the Italian Science Fund with more than EUR 16.8 million
Ten departments were involved, with seven Starting Grants, two Consolidator Grants and four Advanced Grants supporting innovative ideas developed by early-career researchers and established scientists alike