The increase of the frequency and strength of extreme meteorological events related to climate change is a trend that will characterize the upcoming years. Droughts are part of this scenario, resulting in a great threat to one of the most crucial human activities, agriculture. With the decrease of availability of water, its optimal management will […]
As the insurance landscape evolves with the rise of new insurtech players, traditional incumbents must reformulate their strategies to preserve long-term competitive advantage. Agency of the Future was born from the need to assist a major incumbent, Reale Group, in taking up a huge challenge: innovating the role of insurance agencies and agents in its
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The increase of life expectancy, together with a greater occurrence of many illnesses (such as stroke), has caused a huge demand for rehabilitation of chronically ill patients. In this context, therapists have a limited amount of time and resources available, thus impacting on the quality of care. On top of this, many dismissed patients tend
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Rising sea levels are tearing more and more coastlines from the earth, submerging cities, ecosystems and entire cultures. F.U.S.S. (Floating Units for SeaSteading) is an innovative system of artificial floating platforms designed to host life, facilitating the construction of human settlements on the water and ensuring their well-being through the creation of a closed ecosystem
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The Green roof Technology Assessment (GreenTA) project investigated the cost and benefits arising from the installation of green roofs, while develop- ing a user-friendly evaluation tool to quantify said benefits. As the awareness of sustainability’s importance for humanity’s future grows, so does the inter- est in urban ecosystem services – the benefits that humans can
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Groma study deals with the creation of a Cultural Pole in Ivrea devoted to the valorization of the city and local area (Canavese) patrimony and to the production of culture at all levels, to reshape Ivrea identity and turn it into a proactive laboratory of culture. Groma investigated the characteristics, governance, cultural programs, activities and
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The world is facing a great challenge in transitioning to new, clean energy systems to contrast climate change, while the global energy demand is continuously rising. Hydrogen could play a central role in this transition: even if until now its uses have been mainly limited to certain industrial applications, its potential is much larger than
Host2026 is a research project that originates from the challenge of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games (OPGs) in Valtellina. The issues on event management intersect with great opportunities related to the incoming funds and the media visibility that the territory will gain. In the pre-event period, the question is: “How can we activate sustainable
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The digital revolution is reshaping the financial sector, making new products and services possible for the customers: but this does not come without a cost. More specifically, banks are facing the challenge of reshaping business operations and processes using digital tools and algorithms which are not exempted by what is called the “Regulation Tsunami”, an
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Since Apollo missions, robotic exploration of deep space has seen decades of technological advancement and scientific discoveries. Today, NASA’s Artemis Program is envisioning a plan to drive humanity to live on the Moon. Indeed, the possibility of building a permanent settlement on the Moon is still a major challenge. In this framework, Alta Scuola Politecnica
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Due to the recent regulatory push towards e- mobility, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will likely represent the largest share of the market by the year 2030 [1,2]. The amount of retired Lithium-ion batteries, reaching the end of their first life after approximately 10 years of usage, will therefore massively increase: to maximize their value, a
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In a context in which cities are rapidly evolving, the design of urban mobility and new smart solutions can play a major role. As the roads in urban areas become more congested, it is getting harder to commute at the ground level. The overall aim of the Metrosky project is to exploit the new class
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A damper is a device that suppresses vibrations and dissipates their energy in the form of heat. The aim of the REGIM project is to bring an innovative regenerative damper into the agricultural sector. Regenerative dampers recover the kinetic energy of the vibrations and convert it into readily usable electric energy. REGIM is part of
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The paper industry has historically managed resources in a linear logic: cellulose enters the process, paper comes out, and, with that, tons and tons of waste are disposed of. It can be estimated that up to 16 million tons of sludge are produced globally each year (Turner et al, 2022). What if that waste could
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Buildings are among the most polluting entities, as research conducted by the European Commission found that they are responsible for approximately 40% of the overall energy consumption and 36% greenhouse emissions in the EU. It is therefore clear that an improvement in Buildings Energy Management (BEM) practices could have a significant impact in terms of
Currently, the world is experiencing a paradigm shift in the area of autonomous driving. The automotive industry is moving from partial driving assistance (Level 2) to conditional driving automation (Level 3). There are multiple obstacles to deploying level-3 autonomous driving, such as (lack of) regulations, business models, technology, and – quite important – costs. Nowadays,
Social media has set the stage to a complex, quickly changing and hyper-connected environment in which people interact with each other, building relationships and networks of peers. The Social Commerce (SoCo) project aims to address the possibility to exploit the electronic Word-Of-Mouth (e-WOM) spontaneously genera- ted in social networks in order to create economic value.
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Nowadays, the textile industry has a massive environmental impact, involving depletion of resources in the production of garments and a very short life cycle of clothes. Indeed, there are usually produced, used and later thrown away without a proper recovery, pilling up in landfills. One of the main obstacles for an effective recycling of garments
Motorway service areas are generally seen as fast transit place, where to stop only if strictly needed. TNA(A22)MSA aims to propose an innovative vision for the transformation of the service areas along the Modena-Brennero motorway. By providing them with new facilities and opening towards the territory, the user base can be widened. While the debate
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Web of Water (WoW) is an innovation project supported by Fluid-o-Tech, international leader in the design and manufacture of pumps, valves, sensors and fluid management systems. The project focuses on water quality and on the value that can be extracted from sharing water data, which arises from digitizing water. In its broader meaning, Web of
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The current healthcare system does not take full advantage of the huge potential of new technologies, which could revolutionise patient care and treatment. YouForAll (Your digital twin for allowing a healthy society) is a project from the Alta Scuola Politecnica XVII cycle that, in cooperation with Dedalus Italia, a company active in the world of
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