All Italy articles
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Podcast50 years after Seveso & changing the way we separate hydrocarbons
What have we learned 50 years on from the Seveso accident? And we discuss three promising membrane strategies that could replace fractional distillation in crude oil refineries.
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FeatureSeveso disaster at 50: how Italy’s dioxin catastrophe transformed chemical safety
On 10 July 1976, a chemical reactor near Milan released a cloud containing dioxin over residential areas. The Seveso disaster traumatised a community, sparked pan-European environmental campaigns and transformed industrial safety regulation across the continent.
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NewsProtests and alarm as European research sector braces for cuts
Swiss science organisations are the latest to speak up after a wave of cuts is proposed across Europe
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ResearchThriving wine trade in Islamic Sicily revealed by the chemistry of its pottery
A new method for determining if pottery containers held wine or other grape products could help archaeologist chart the use of the ancient drink
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ResearchSearching for superconductors with supercomputers
What if most materials are superconductors under the right conditions, wonders José Flores-Livas
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Akash Deep Biswas
A young computational chemist from India, working to finish his PhD in Italy, is getting media attention for his social action during the pandemic
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NewsItalian researchers fear long-lasting harm to science from coronavirus lockdown
With the entire population isolated and universities closed research has been severely curtailed
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OpinionHow old is the Turin Shroud?
New evidence has reopened the debate on radiocarbon dating of the relic
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OpinionCollaborative atmospheres
A project in three European countries is alerting rural communities to ozone pollution
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PodcastLevulinic acid
How one footballer's climate concerns led to the creation of a green chemistry company: the story of Mathieu Flamini, GFBiochemicals and levulinic acid.
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OpinionDeath of a Renaissance Man
Two unsolved deaths in Medici Florence may finally have a solution
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CareersFashioning a career in Lombardy
One of the largest chemical industries in Europe is ready to entice you to enjoy la dolce vita
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OpinionThe forgotten father of chemistry?
New evidence reveals how a 16th century Italian physician shaped modern science
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NewsItaly to plough €400 million into basic research fund
Reserves from the heavily criticised Italian and Institute of Techology will be redirected
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NewsItalian unions denounce unequal R&D investment
Universities being left out in the cold by funding decisions
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NewsResearchers call on EU to save Italian research
Online petition demands EU pull brakes on research funding cuts in Italy
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Business
Drug companies rapped for anticompetitive behaviour
Italian authorities demand €1.2 billion in damages from Roche, Novartis and Pfizer