Stories
Perspectives, ideas and possibilities of application in research areas in which FBK is present or in which is interested.
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August 29, 2024On the silicon road: from Trento to TaiwanThe story of Leonardo Limongi, a doctoral student at FBK's Center for Sensors & Devices who spent a training period at the National Applied Research Laboratories
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July 26, 2024Artificial Intelligence as a driver for innovation for Trentino-based companiesMaurizio Gianordoli, FBK vice-president, illustrates the main applications of AI for the local area, the challenges of technological integration and the future vision for a competitive and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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March 27, 2024The epidemic uroboros: regularity and uniqueness of a phenomenon that is new each timeThe word we selected for our FBK Dictionary series for the research Center for Health Emergencies is epidemic, a term from which pandemic is derived, arguably the most significant in recent years.
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March 12, 2024Colorabilia: natura e meravigliaFBK Press' new illustrated book, a real paper "Cabinet of curiosities" with mysterious prints from FBK's library, is out.
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February 15, 2024Bruno Kessler, on stageFebruary 17 will mark one hundred years since his birth. Fondazione Bruno Kessler and the University of Trento are dedicating a project to the man who promoted them. A celebratory moment with Andrea Castelli in December
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December 13, 2023Counter-narratives: paradigm shift in the fight against hate and fake-newsFor a long time, it has been thought that Artificial Intelligence could be useful in censoring hate comments and fake news; however, when thought of in a supportive function to humans, it can be an effective tool for generating counter-narratives, a more democratic and in its own way "rational" means of responding to these contemporary challenges
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November 27, 2023Dogma and Letter: at the roots of religious fundamentalismThe "FBK Dictionary" feature articles go on with a historical and contemporary overview of the concept of fundamentalism.
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November 20, 2023The bibliographic collections of Claudio Cesa and Enzo Collotti, a mirror of a European Weltanschauung2023 was an important year for acquisitions at Fondazione Bruno Kessler's Library, which is increasingly being characterized as a specialized library with a significant presence of personal fonds.
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November 15, 2023Complexity Translation Exercises: a glossary for FBK’s research worldsScientific excellence feeds on knowledge challenges that find application in our daily lives: from the smartphones we use to the universe we explore. The FBK dictionary series offers close encounters with the disciplinary fields that shape Fondazione Bruno Kessler, one word at a time.
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November 14, 2023The musical frontiers of researchFBK and the Conservatory of Trento strategic partners in knowledge production and dissemination
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November 7, 2023The initiatives of the FBK recreation clubFondazione Bruno Kessler's recreation club offers a variety of sports, leisure and social initiatives. An excellent opportunity to loosen up the seriousness of working days with colleagues, get to know each other better and - why not? - create new friendships.
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October 20, 2023Regenerative agingExperiments by a research group at the University of Galway on some marine organisms allow us to better understand the mechanisms of cellular senescence, and to unveil a number of mysteries about regeneration. The first characteristic anyone associates with the Hydra of Lerna, Hercules' second effort, is surely
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October 11, 2023EducationAlso Kessler went to school, but what do we know about his education? Receiving education for him was not easy for sure and perhaps this is the reason why he later on put a lot of his attention on culture and education
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October 9, 2023The FORUM devoted to the environmental history of fascism.An invitation to reflect on natural disasters and the role of monuments in the construction of memory.
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October 5, 2023Interdisciplinarity. One of FBK’s assetsA review of the latest articles in FBK Magazine prompts us to identify the virtuous blending of expertise as one of the most striking features of research. We look at collaboration as a key idea for progress not only in knowledge but also in everyday life.
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September 25, 2023The “treat” cultureIn this article that was published in the "Il T" newspaper on September 21, Claudio Ferlan analyzes the widespread and often unfounded fear of conspiracy, typical of a large part in the Italian sports press.
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September 21, 2023Loving winterA parallelism between the approaching winter season and the need to learn to express and respect even the most difficult moments that life imposes on us. And to better cope with the end of summer, on 29th September the Researchers' Night returns!
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July 27, 2023Passion and research. FBK Magazine dedicates a space to talking about sports from different perspectivesExplore the marriage of sports, research and passion in FBK Magazine. Discover the relationship of those who work at Fondazione Bruno Kessler with sports, balancing ethics and work. Look into the importance of data in sports. Explore the unique relationship between sports and mountains in the run-up to the upcoming Winter Olympics. An open, engaging and growing worksite.
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July 26, 2023Holiday timeKessler's correspondence consists not only of long letters about politics, but also of greeting cards, telegrams and postcards
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July 6, 2023Fifty years agoIn the 1973 provincial budget, we find the first small steps of the Italian-German Historical Institute, the oldest research institute in what is now Fondazione Bruno Kessler
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June 12, 2023A Lucky Series of MistakesBiologists have long wondered about the function of some membranes found in the cells of various organisms, such as diatoms, that are particularly relevant in atmospheric carbon sequestration. It seems that a clue to the solution has finally been found.
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May 23, 2023The dark side of scientific progress: the vulnerable world hypothesisTechnological development has made us and will make us more and more powerful. Are we wise enough to use this power to make the world a better place? Or are we accelerating toward our own downfall?
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May 9, 2023The language of the popularizer: how to make yourself understood without ambiguityA key figure today is the one of the popularizer, who is tasked with bridging two worlds but also two languages: one that is common but not very rigorous in defining words and one that is technically precise but often incomprehensible. Moving from one to the other cannot ignore the logic implied by the various specific lexicons.
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April 27, 2023Law