NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS: Nature can help us defend against climate change Nature-based solutions or Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are a set of solutions developed over the last two decades to sustainably manage and mitigate the challenges dictated by climate change. Not only that, NBSs are also a method...
What are emerging pollutants? Emerging pollutants are chemicals found particularly in pharmaceuticals, personal care products and pesticides. They are not yet monitored or regulated, but they are widespread in aquatic ecosystems and raise growing concerns about their potential threat to human health and ecosystems. What initiatives to address...
MISTER Smart Innovation, manager of the CNR Technopole, embraces the challenge of collaborative innovation by joining the Bologna Innovation Square (BIS) network. This partnership represents a significant step toward accelerating our mission to drive change through technology and innovation. Joining BIS is a sign that we...
In 2023, the National Research Council, Italy's largest public research organization, celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. 100 years of commitment to research activity, which today is renewed in key areas for the future of the planet: sustainability, biodiversity, ecological transition, digital transition, clean energy,...
Clust-ER Innovate, DITECFER and Tecnopolo Bologna CNR, with the participation of Città Metropolitana di Bologna, invite you to a matching event dedicated to innovative and sustainable logistics to be held in Bologna on October 24 from 2:30 pm. The agenda 14:30 - 15.00 Welcome coffee and accreditation 15:00...
In the past year, for a variety of reasons related to geopolitical issues, it has been increasingly difficult to find raw materials found in several items we all use on a daily basis. Among these are control boards. First, let's understand what a control board is:...
On September 25, 2015, the 193 member countries of the UN decided to adopt the 2030 Agenda containing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Eight years have passed, during which the world has experienced extremely dramatic events: primarily the COVID-19 pandemic, the outbreak of new wars and...
MISTER participated in the first stakeholder meeting of the project "NOTRE - Novel methods improving production innovation potential with examples of senior care-related solutions." The NOTRE project, with the collaboration of CNA Emilia-Romagna, aims to develop novel methods for improving production innovation potential, focusing on senior...
According to 2021 data in Emilia-Romagna, the logistics-related supply chain has a turnover of 13 billion euros, has 9,900 companies and employs about 80,500 people. The sector has a non-negligible social and environmental impact and is often linked to traditional and labor intensive logics. Large logistics...
A month has passed since the Stories of Sustainability event, let's review together the most salient points addressed by our speakers: Claudia Coscarella, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager @ Fercam Echo Labs Manuela Melucci, Researcher @ CNR - ISOF Matteo Morolli, PhD student in Industrial Research @ UniBO Department...
Tecnopolo Bologna CNR participates in the Metropolitan Forum of Spaces for Innovation, promoted by the Mayor's Delegate for Economic Promotion Rosa Grimaldi and coordinated by Enterprise Projects of the Metropolitan City of Bologna in collaboration with Urban Innovation Foundation. Through this initiative, the Metropolitan City aims...
On Monday, July 3, from 4 to 6 p.m., the Dario Nobili Library of the CNR Area in Bologna will host an edition of the Slow Science event dedicated to the Digital CorNeR project. During the event, Marco Bianconi, MISTER's scientific officer, will present the project...