New hydraulic protection system aims to reduce the risk of future flooding.
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Category: Tech
Latin meets gaming at Florence’s Museo di San Marco
The project, titled Ars et Anima, was created by students as part of an educational initiative aimed at making classical language studies more accessible.
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Florence and Pisa airports improve accessibility for deaf passengers
Toscana Aeroporti has launched a new accessibility service aiming to improve communication for deaf travellers and passengers with language difficulties.
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New digital platform reconnects Leonardo da Vinci manuscripts across Europe
A new version of the Leonardo//thek@ platform will allow scholars to digitally reconnect manuscripts now divided between Milan and Windsor.
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Tuscany launches app for Medici villas and gardens UNESCO sites
The app allows users to explore routes linking the villas with surrounding towns, historic sites and natural areas.
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Smart sensors installed at Brancacci Chapel to monitor climate and visitors
The new system combines environmental monitoring with visitor-flow analysis.
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Italy’s internet began in Tuscany, 40 years ago
The first Italian internet connection was established in 1986 from Pisa to Pennsylvania, building on decades of research in computing across the region.
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Digital microneedles turn into QR codes for real-time health monitoring
Researchers in Pisa have developed minimally invasive biosensors that convert biochemical data into a scannable QR code, opening new possibilities for personalised and wearable diagnostics.
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University of Pisa radiation sensors to fly on NASA’s Artemis II mission
Six advanced detectors developed within an international CERN collaboration will monitor radiation exposure aboard the Orion spacecraft during its journey around the Moon.
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Bright Festival brings immersive digital art to Florence
Interactive installations, audiovisual performances and workshops will take place across three venues from 17 to 19 April 2026.
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