Italian researchers have developed a bionic fingertip that is able to recognise texture, pressure, hardness, curvature and other information deriving from touch.
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Pope Francis announces extraordinary Holy Year
Pope marks second anniversary by announcing Holy Year. Francis chooses theme of divine mercy, tens of millions expected.
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«Say it in Italian» petition gets 70,000 signatures
A petition urging the nation to say it in Italian and spurn the use of English words creeping into everyday speech has obtained nearly 70,000 signatures, organisers claimed.
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#Expo2015 train station inaugurated in Milan
An official Milan Expo 2015 train station was inaugurated in a ceremony on Friday March, 6, 2015.
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Three dead as storms batter Tuscany, Italy
Torrential rain and high winds lashed Italy Thursday killing three people.
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45,000 culture sites at risk from floods, landslides
In Italy 14,000 cultural heritage sites are at risk of landslides and 28,483 at risk from flooding, a study said.
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#Italy, the Extraordinary Commonplace (VIDEO)
Italy is making waves by turning stereotypes on their head — and selling the world its more serious side.
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Waiting for #Expo2015… Pitti Taste is 10 years old
From 7 to 9 March 2015, at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence, a special edition will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the fair-event dedicated to excellence in taste and the culture of quality food.
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#Expo2015 denied Leonardo’s Annunciation
The Expo 2015 world’s fair has been denied Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciation for a show on the Renaissance genius during the May to October event.
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Florentine school’s site hacked by Islamic group
Carabinieri police were investigating how the website of a high school in the Florentine suburb of Scandicci was hacked by a group calling itself the Moroccan Islamic Union Mail.
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