Expo Dubai: Energy, aerospace, mobility patents get awards

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 1 - New patents in the energy, aerospace and mobility sectors have won the Intellectual Property Award at the second day of prize giving at the Italian pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.
    The patents are for alternative energy, aerospace advances and innovations and the mobility of the future, the Italian industry ministry said.
    The Award pits Italian universities, research centres and scientific care centres against one another, and is given out by the ministry and Netval.
    After the first day on which four patents in agrifood, cybersecurity, green tech and life sciences got the award, on Tuesday 15 inventions were illustrated and three patents in their respective sectors rewarded.
    The Politecnico di Milano got the alternative energy award for its invention "Synergy, metal flow cell battery, polysulphides", a potential boon for the management of electrical energy via smart grids and microgrids, boosting the production of intermittent renewable energy.
    The Milan Politecnico also got the aerospace award for the invention "HYBRIS: structural batteries for electric aircraft"; while Bologna University got the future mobility award with its invention "Self-confident: online learning for detecting depth sensor failures", a solution to boost the security, safety and effectiveness of autonomous driving systems. (ANSA).