The new method could open new possibilities for next-generation wood-based products and structures The Smart Materials research unit, coordinated by Athanassia Athanassiou, Deputy Scientific Director of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa (Italy), has developed a new method to make wood flexible in a controlled way and therefore easier to shape. Unlike current […]

We developed core-shell iron oxide@ZIF-8 magnetic-MOF nanohybrids via a seeded growth method for magnetic hyperthermia-triggered drug delivery. Cubic cores and thinner shells maximized heating. In-si....

Abstract. The optical response of a pair of nanostructures is shaped by the interactions between their localized electromagnetic modes. These are significa

Abstract. The optical response of a pair of nanostructures is shaped by the interactions between their localized electromagnetic modes. These are significa

Aperte le candidature fino al 20 luglio 2026 per il riconoscimento dedicato alla miglior tesi di dottorato in Neuroscienze e discipline affini, nel segno dell’eccellenza e dell’Open Science IIT – Isti...

Francesco Papaleo will investigate the mechanisms through which the brains of different individuals “tune in” to one another in order to recognize and respond to others’ emotions. Massimiliano Pontil ...

An octopus-inspired robotic arm developed by researchers in Italy can feel its way around using artificial suction cups and use that sense of touch to grasp objects underwater.

Listening to your gut could involve riboflavin batteries and toothpaste transistors

Aperte le candidature fino al 20 luglio 2026 per il riconoscimento dedicato alla miglior tesi di dottorato in Neuroscienze e discipline affini, nel segno dell’eccellenza e dell’Open Science IIT – Isti...

Arriva da Lecce il progetto di un dispositivo che monitora il sonno degli astronauti in orbita. E che potrebbe essere usato anche per i cittadini comuni

Una maschera innovativa con applicazioni spaziali e per la vita quotidiana finanziata dall’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana e sviluppata dall’Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in collaborazione con le Universi...

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Ringraziamento al Presidente uscente e quadro dei risultati 2025 Il Consiglio della Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), riunitosi in data 28 aprile 2026, ha approvato il Bilancio d’Eserc...

Commitment & contract: collaboration contract, 12 months Location: Centre for Human Technology, Via Enrico Melen, 83 Bldg. B 16152, Genoa Step into a world of endless possibilities, together let’s l...

High-entropy alloying has been demonstrated as a powerful approach to obtaining materials with exceptional structural and functional properties. The presence of several atomic species in the same crystallographic site alters short-range order compared to nonalloyed phases and results in different mechanical, chemical, and electronic behavior with emergent features. While the synthesis of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) is established in metallurgy, their formation as halide perovskites has been so far limited by synthetic bottlenecks, including different solubilities of the binary salt precursors and the complexity of crystallization pathways in solution. Herein, we report a solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis route for high-entropy double perovskites, yielding simultaneous near-stoichiometric alloying at two and three crystal sublattices. Detailed structural characterization reveals the atomic mechanisms involved in the formation of the HEAs through asymmetric ion-exchange rates from parent nonalloyed perovskites, as well as the formation of inorganic layered nanoheterostructures. Strong nonlinear behavior is observed in the optical properties (bandgap bowing), leading to full visible-range light absorption for the chloride perovskites. Theoretical calculations at the density functional theory provide a framework for the process, shedding light into the electronic structure of the complex alloys. As a proof of concept, the alloys are implemented in a standard electrochemical cell fitted with a quartz window for photoelectrochemical oxygen evolution testing, showing a clear photocatalytic response.

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Conceptualizing collectivity in lattice resonances of periodic arrays of nanostructures, Alvarez-Serrano, Juan J, Aglieri, Vincenzo, Deop-Ruano, Juan R, Sohaib, Muhammad, Olmos-Trigo, Jorge, Toma, Andrea, Manjavacas, Alejandro

Printed organic thermoelectric generators (OTEGs) enable flexible and sustainable energy harvesting from low-grade heat. This Perspective critically assesses recent advances in printable thermoelectr...

La Fondazione Telethon ha rinnovato il supporto alle ricerche di Alessandro Gozzi del Centro dell’IIT a Rovereto per gli studi della malattia genetica rara nota con il nome “Carenza del Trasportatore ...

A reproducible strategy is reported for fabricating standalone thin-film electrodes composed of CNx-supported Ni single-atom catalysts. The resulting binder-free electrodes exhibit robust stability, ...

Intervista a Stefano Gustincich, direttore del Center for Clinical and Computational Genomics (C3G) di IIT ad Aosta e coordinatore della linea di ricerca Non-coding RNAs and RNA-based therapeutics di ...

The European project is coordinated by the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, involves 12 partners across Europe, and will run for four years FlexCycle is a new European project coordinated by the Istit...