News Archive – 2016

The Herculaneum papyri between science and philosophy

26th January 2016 Location: Palazzina dell’Auditorio, via della Lungara 230, Rome The conference presents recent scientific results on Herculaneum…

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Human Cells Reprogramming in Microgravity: role of Endocannabinoid

Osteoporosis increase the risk of bone fracture in the elderly due to the loss of muscle mass and…

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The Eighth ATAC and NTAC Review Meeting at CSNS 2016

Eighth Chinese Spallation Neutron Source International Advisory Committee Review Meeting to be held from Nov. 1-3, 2016 at…

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Neutrons to unveil the secrets of Violins and Egyptian artifacts

Scientists from NAST Centre are now able to capture previously elusive details about ancient Italian violins, by Amati and…

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UCANS VI Meeting, 25-28 October 2016 at Xian, China

Advances in science and technology in the field of neutron science have been dominated by a fruitful combination…

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Light probes to unveil painting practices used in ancient Egypt

A large collection of artifacts from the Egyptian Museum of Turin was studied for the first time using…

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School: Plutonium Futures The Science 2016

Plutonium Futures – The Science series of conferences provides an international forum for discussion of current research on…

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School: III Course of the ERICE School “Water and Water Systems”

Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture Directors: R. Car (Princeton Univ.) and F. Mallamace (Univ. of…

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Seminar: La superficie dipinta tra Scienza ed Arte: “Incontro con grandi Maestri”

Prof. Antonio Sgamellotti, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, University of Perugia, CNR Institute of Molecular Sciences and Technologies La superficie…

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Workshop: Italian-German workshop on “Technology and infrastructures for Cultural Heritage”

12th April, 2016  Location: Gobelin-Saal, Bode-Museum, Berlin. This workshop brings together an outstanding panel of experts in Cultural Heritage Science….

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Workshop: CECAM Flagship – Chemical Energy at the Nanoscale

5th April – 7th April 2016,  Zaragoza (Spain) CECAM-ES. A recent CECAM Flagship Workshop held in Zaragoza (Spain) brought together current computational…

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School: XIV School of Neutron Scattering (SONS) “Designing and buildind a Neutron Instrument”

ETTORE MAJORANA FOUNDATION AND CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE 1st April – 9th April 2016, Erice (Italy) Application deadline: 1st March 2016…

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Project: IPERION CH.it – New opportunities for researchers in cultural heritage

IPERION CH.it New opportunities for research in Cultural Heritage. The Italian network within E-RIHS, the European Infrastructure for…

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Workshop: Research @ NAST Centre – 29th February

29th February 2016, Rome Location: Seminar Room, Department of Chemical Science and Technologies  Università degli Studi Di Roma Tor…

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Seminar: “Intercalation Phenomena in Carbon-based Nanostructures: from Molecules to Macromolecules”

Prof. Felix Fernandez Alonso, ISIS (Pulsed Neutron & Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX) and University…

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