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EconomySociety

Looking beyond one's own community

Research explains under which conditions the tendency to be altruistic and do good outside one's own inner circle prevails.

Society

What drives the choice to donate blood

A study in collaboration between Avis and the IMT School compares voluntary and paid donors and highlights the motivations behind the donation.

EconomySociety

Is the era of globalisation over?

How pandemics and the energy crisis are transforming the global economic system.

Mind and BrainSociety

Vaccines: trusting experts is not the same as listening to them

A study confirms that the public trusts science but needs to be listened to.

Economy

What drives a family business to be sustainable?

The case study of an Italian company helps to understand how the focus on territory and community comes about.

Technology and Innovation

Rainproof asphalts

The study of friction between surfaces using numerical simulation could give rise to 'super-draining' asphalts.

Cultures

Face to face with death at the museum

The display of human remains in museums is the focus of a research project at the IMT School.

Mind and BrainSociety

How has the Italians’ mental health changed after the lockdown?

Women and young people are the most at risk of psychological distress in the post-lockdown period.

Technology and Innovation

Wiki Surface, the encyclopaedia that studies material surfaces

The collaborative project was created to copy the most useful properties from nature.

Technology and Innovation

Here's how to efficiently recycle photovoltaic panels

MUSAM researchers study a new model to simulate the energy required by new recycling methods.

Technology and Innovation

How to heal the gut by analysing microbiota networks

Ground-breaking research analyses the complex interactions between microbes in the human gut.

Society

How to fight fake news

A study compares different approaches, including economic incentives, to 'vaccinate' against misinformation.