A research team compared the effects of electrical stunning and carbon dioxide (CO₂) stunning on pork quality in commercial Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire pigs, revealing striking differences in how muscle cells die and degrade after slaughter.

A research team has developed a light-responsive packaging technology that could reshape food preservation.

Three countries, two years, an international perspective: EESIC, the 120‑credits master's degree in Engineering for Environmental Sustainability and International Cooperation, trains environmental engineers for a sustainable future. The programme is very dynamic, as students spend the first semester of study in Lisbon, the second in Valencia and the third in Trento. The fourth semester is dedicated to thesis research and includes a field experience in international cooperation in the area of environmental engineering in collaboration with a local organization. The new Erasmus Mundus Joint Master is one of the few coordinated by an Italian university, in this case the University of Trento. At the end of the programme, the participants obtain master's degrees in Italy, Portugal and Spain: three different diplomas that will help them start a professional career with an international horizon. The international mobility programme, with high academic standards, was approved at the end of a very competitive selection, as only 37 out of 195 project proposals received European Commission funding in the 2025 Erasmus Mundus call (Erasmus+). The call for applications has just been published. Applications for this first edition of Engineering for Environmental Sustainability and International Cooperation must be submitted by 10 February 2026.

A research team has developed a serum-free system combined with CRISPR/Cas gene editing that enables long-term expansion and efficient muscle differentiation of porcine satellite cells, laying the foundation for scalable and sustainable cultured meat production.