Categoria: Inglese

  • Rare earths: The Chinese Monopoly

    Articolo a cura di Giorgia Alessi What Are Rare Earth Metals and Why Are They Important? Rare earth elements (REEs) comprise a group of 17 metals integral to modern technology, defense systems,  and renewable energy solutions. Despite their name, these elements are relatively abundant in the Earth’s  crust; however, their extraction and refinement are challenging…

  • India’s First Unmanned Docking Mission

    Article by Lorenzo D’Ambrosio On January 16, 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) added another feather to its cap by successfully completing its first-ever unmanned docking mission, marking a major milestone in the nation’s space exploration journey. This achievement places India among an exclusive group of countries (the United States, Russia, and China) capable…

  • Analysis of Italy’s Productivity Crisis

    Article by Giulio Cattaneo Introduction: Over the past two decades, Italy’s economic growth has been minimal, with sluggish labour productivity playing a critical role in this slowdown. Labour productivity measures the amount of output generated per hour worked. When productivity increases, more can be produced in the same amount of time, creating additional resources that allow,…

  • BNPL and Gen Z: The Blurred Lines between Affordability and Debt

    Article by Gabriele Tramarin Buy Now Pay Later, commonly shortened to the acronym BNPL, is an installment payment method which has recently revolutionized online market purchases and is not about to stop. After a huge increase of transactions served with this kind of payment in 2022, about 140%, it became one of the favorite payment…