Because Italy is more than a geographic expression..

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Sunday, May 13, 2018

Science: A More Natural Robotic Hand

The Hennes robotic hand has a simpler mechanical design compared with other such myoelectric prosthetics, characterized by sensors that react to electrical signals from the brain to the muscles, said researcher Lorenzo De Michieli. He helped develop the hand in a lab backed by the Italian Institute of Technology and the INAIL state workers' compensation prosthetic centre."
Not quite this but it'll do.



Spotlight Bike: Battaglin

Giovanni Battaglin (a Giro and Vuelta winner), like a few former pro cyclists, went on to manufacture his own bikes. Stephen Roche rode his treble back in the 80s on a Battaglin.  I just found this particular one on the Battaglin site to be gorgeous: