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Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

FacilityGenoa, Italy
About: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia is a facility organization based out in Genoa, Italy. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Humanoid robot & Robot. The organization has 4561 authors who have published 14595 publications receiving 437558 citations. The organization is also known as: Italian Institute of Technology & IIT.
Topics: Humanoid robot, Robot, Graphene, iCub, Population


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the only realistic route toward lead-free perovskite optoelectronics, and show that the device efficiency and stability of solar cells are...
Abstract: Tin halide perovskites represent the only realistic route toward lead-free perovskite optoelectronics. Despite significant progress, however, the device efficiency and stability of solar cells are ...

106 citations

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TL;DR: Allyl-PEG capped inorganic NPs, including magnetic iron oxide (IONPs), fluorescent CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs), and metallic gold (AuNPs) both individually and in combination were covalently attached to pH-responsive poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-divinylbenzene) nanogels via a facile and robust one-step surfactant-free emulsion polymerization procedure.
Abstract: Allyl-PEG capped inorganic NPs, including magnetic iron oxide (IONPs), fluorescent CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs), and metallic gold (AuNPs of 5 and 10 nm) both individually and in combination, were covalently attached to pH-responsive poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-divinylbenzene) nanogels via a facile and robust one-step surfactant-free emulsion polymerization procedure. Control of the NPs associated to the nanogels was achieved by the late injection of the NPs to the polymerization solution at a stage when just polymeric radicals were present. Remarkably, by varying the total amount of NPs injected, the swelling behavior could be affected. Furthermore, the magnetic response as well as the optical features of the nanogels containing either IONPs or QDs could be modified. In addition, a radical quenching in case of gold nanoparticles was observed, thus affecting the final nanogel geometry.

105 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a new multifunctional coating for photovoltaic cells incorporating light management, UV protection, and easy-cleaning capabilities is presented, which is the highest efficiency enhancement reported to date on organic DSSC systems by means of a polymeric LDS layer.
Abstract: A new multifunctional coating for photovoltaic cells incorporating light-management, UV-protection, and easy-cleaning capabilities is presented. Such coating consists of a new photocurable fluorinated polymer embedding a luminescent europium complex that acts as luminescent down-shifting (LDS) material converting UV photons into visible light. The combination of this system with ruthenium-free organic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) gives a 70% relative increase in power conversion efficiency as compared with control uncoated devices, which is the highest efficiency enhancement reported to date on organic DSSC systems by means of a polymeric LDS layer. Long-term (>2000 h) weathering tests in real outdoor conditions reveal the excellent stabilizing effect of the new coating on DSSC devices, which fully preserve their initial performance. This excellent outdoor stability is attributed to the combined action of the luminescent material that acts as UV-screen and the highly photostable, hydrophobic fluoropolymeric carrier that further prevents photochemical and physical degradation of the solar cell components. The straightforward approach presented to simultaneously improve performance and outdoor stability of DSSC devices may be readily extended to a large variety of sensitizer/luminophore combinations, thus enabling the fabrication of highly efficient and extremely stable DSSCs in an easy and versatile fashion.

105 citations

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TL;DR: Empirical validation on a number of synthetic and real-life learning problems confirms that the performance of Incremental Sparse Spectrum Gaussian Process Regression is superior with respect to the popular Locally Weighted Projection Regression, while computational requirements are found to be significantly lower.

105 citations

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TL;DR: In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments in rats and mice show that systemic injections of OEA enhance expression of the neuropeptide oxytocin in magnocellular neurons of the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and supraoptic nucleus (SON) of the hypothalamus, and suggest that OEA suppresses feeding by activating central Oxytocin transmission.
Abstract: Oleoylethanolamide (OEA) is a biologically active lipid amide that is released by small-intestinal enterocytes during the absorption of dietary fat and inhibits feeding by engaging the nuclear receptor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-alpha). Previous studies have shown that the anorexic effects of systemically administered OEA require the activation of sensory afferents of the vagus nerve. The central circuits involved in mediating OEA-induced hypophagia remain unknown. In the present study, we report the results of in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments in rats and mice, which show that systemic injections of OEA (5-10 mg kg(-1), intraperitoneal) enhance expression of the neuropeptide oxytocin in magnocellular neurons of the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and supraoptic nucleus (SON) of the hypothalamus. No such effect is observed with other hypothalamic neuropeptides, including vasopressin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone and pro-opiomelanocortin. The increase in oxytocin expression elicited by OEA was absent in mutant PPAR-alpha-null mice. Pharmacological blockade of oxytocin receptors in the brain by intracerebroventricular infusion of the selective oxytocin antagonist, L-368,899, prevented the anorexic effects of OEA. The results suggest that OEA suppresses feeding by activating central oxytocin transmission.

105 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Marc G. Caron17367499802
Paolo Vineis134108886608
Michele Parrinello13363794674
Alex J. Barker132127384746
Tomaso Poggio13260888676
Shuai Liu129109580823
Giacomo Rizzolatti11729897242
Yehezkel Ben-Ari11045944293
Daniele Piomelli10450549009
Bruno Scrosati10358066572
Wolfgang J. Parak10246943307
Liberato Manna9849444780
Muhammad Imran94305351728
Ole Isacson9334530460
Luigi Ambrosio9376139688
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202313
2022109
20211,576
20201,618
20191,439
20181,381