Cement and Concrete: from the Romans to Mars
08.02.2023
The new issue of Elements, co-edited by Prof. Luca Valentini, highlights the role of mineralogy, geochemistry and petrology to the study of cement material
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Venice Lagoon: Ecosystem services provided by salt marshes
30.01.2023
Salt marshes have the ability to sequester carbon at an astonishingly high rate that is up to 50 times that of forests. Their contribution in terms of mitigating the effects of climate change is therefore fundamental but it can be put at risk by the degradation processes of these environments and the loss of surfaces.
Hyperion: An update on the project in the pilot sites video
26.01.2023
Hyperion’s second video from the test sites of Rhodes, Venice, Granada & Tonsberg has been officially released. Let’s find out how is the work going.
Continental formation and demise: perspectives from the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt
Speaker: Dr. Mattia Parolari (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Institute of Geology) - Thursday 12 January - ore 16,30 | Aula Arduino
12.01.2023
At convergent margins, continents are unceasingly constructed and destroyed by arc magmatism and subduction, respectively. Interestingly, these opposing processes are intimately linked together.
Claudia Fabiola Benvegnù awarded the CONI bronze medal for athletic value
13.12.2022
Claudia is a student of the Department of Geosciences and a successful canoeist. She was awarded during the cerimony for the sporting merits achieved in 2020
