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EDITORIAL DESIGNING OUR MEDIUM-TERM FUTURE Building on our strengths and increasing collaboration with industry and institutions

FOCUS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION FOR THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE NATION Eight projects in the University’s Strategic Plan for the period to 2021

patents AN INVENTION FOR TESTING NANOMATERIALS Patent for a device to determine the mechanical properties of nanomaterials. Joint research between UniTrento and FBK

Innovation SCHOOLS FOR FUTURE INNOVATORS Two international schools on the topics of innovation and entrepreneurship in the raw materials sector

Laboratories DRLAB: TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND OVERCOME CHALLENGES The Design Research Lab supports companies and organizations with targeted design tools

SPINOFFS AND STARTUPS EXPERIENCES OF A MAKER: FROM RESEARCH TO PRODUCT UniTrento participates in the Maker Faire Rome with two innovative projects: Level Up and StudioBliquo

PEOPLE AND PROFILES A PhD STUDENT IN THE COMPANY A PhD project on synthetic fibres leads to a collaboration between the University and Aquafil