People - 13 Luglio 2019 Nicholas Callan: The Experimental Churchman-Scientist. 4 Lessons for Innovators Churchman Nicholas Callan is known for his invention of the induction coil in 1836. Father Callan is one of the many ‘Polymaths’– multifaceted personalities who gave a unique imprint to the Renaissance– starting with those who were active in the Florence of the Medici. There are four lessons that we can learn from his intellectual […]
Lifestyles - 18 Febbraio 2019 The Present Is Already Old: Sustainable Innovation Requires Talent The words of innovation run through the collaborative space of the web where, as its creator Tim Berners-Lee noted, everyone can communicate through the exchange and sharing of information. The economy of sharing has set in motion a process of democratization of consumption and production. An increasing number of consumers share goods and services with other members of their community
Scienza e Salute - 11 Gennaio 2019 Al Consumer Electronics Show di Las Vegas l’innovazione italiana è eNovia Fa sempre piacere poter parlare di aziende che promuovano l’innovazione made in Italy, ma quando si tratta di eNovia il termine “azienda” appare a dir poco limitativo. Più che un’azienda, il gruppo milanese si considera una “Enterprises Factory”, una collettiva che “trasforma ricerca in prodotto, ricercatori in imprenditori, e startup in imprese”
Scienza e Salute - 16 Novembre 2018 Zero Robotics e i giovani dell’innovazione italiana, tra bufala e verità Una bellissima dimostrazione della voglia di riscatto della nostra nazione, e dei suoi giovani. Se la storia finisse qui, però, finirebbe qui anche quest’articolo, che si limiterebbe a cantare le lodi ai giovani scienziati, ed a chi gli si offre in aiuto. La gara di Zero Robotics, basata fondamentalmente sugli sviluppi di algoritmi innovativi nell’ambito della robotica, però, non è, effettivamente, ancora in fase finale. Sarebbe, invece, appena iniziata.
New York - 24 Ottobre 2018 Keeping Innovators Away from New York: Misinformed Myths about the Big Apple In recent years the innovation ecosystem, particularly surrounding Tech, has been rising dramatically in the city. Regardless of these rising values, there will often be several instinctive and/or widely spread “facts” which may hinder your ambitions, but it turns out that many of these “facts” are not as true as they may initially appear.
New York - 12 Ottobre 2018 Building the Bridge Between European and American Innovation in New York New York City finds itself, as is its nature, a patchwork of a thousand industries thriving together. In the City you’ll find as many fashion and design startups, as digital health and platform technologies. True to its nature, New York City provides a platform for all European startups who seek to expand, and more often than not, this can be achieved through these startups’ own government, and the connections it has striven to achieve in recent years.
Arts - 16 Maggio 2018 The ‘Art’ Prism and Its Infinite Facets. Open Spaces and Connecting Threads Creativity, imagination, skill and mastery are associated with but not limited to painting and sculpture, music and dance, theatre and film. The ancient art of drawing an elegant and ornate writing meets with the automated machine. The arts of entrepreneurship and innovation are part of the art of conversation. The art of science is investigation like the other arts. Borderless art is appreciated by practicing transdisciplinarity that breaks down barriers
Lifestyles - 31 Gennaio 2018 Olivetti, Marconi: Weavers of Innovation Who Changed the People’s Life The very young Camillo Olivetti attended Stanford University and then ‘stood on the shoulders’ of the giants of science and industry of that time. Instead, Guglielmo Marco was an explorer of "terra incognita", proceeding by trial and error. We can imagine him lost in his laboratory activity and receiving no enlightenmen
English - 13 Gennaio 2017 QOOWEAR: Italian Innovation Keeps You Warm Young Italian entrepreneur Simon Casciaro created QOOWEAR, a winter garment that modulates the body's heat. His startup is now about to launch a crowdfunding campaign: the goal is to start marketing QOOWEAR by 2018. The product is entirely "Designed in Italy."
Lifestyles - 11 Novembre 2016 Roboze: An Italian Craftsman Reinvents 3D Printing Italian startup Roboze develops 3D printing solutions and ranks among the 21 most innovative companies in Italy. We interviewed the founder, who self-funded the project with the goal of creating a printer that can ensure mechanical precision and consistency of printed pieces at affordable prices