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Research on scientific development issues and frontier technology, defined by the European Commission as part of the Recovery Plan for recovery and the resilience of Europe.

BUTTERFLY: flexible and cost-effective low-emission bio-fuels

BUTTERFLY: flexible and cost-effective low-emission bio-fuels

Renewable fuels of biological and non-biological origin to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Gender Lens Investing: reshaping financial landscapes

Gender Lens Investing: reshaping financial landscapes

Investment approach aiming at combining economic performance and positive impact for women

SAFe-nSCAN: more accurate analysis for cancer treatment

SAFe-nSCAN: more accurate analysis for cancer treatment

Innovative multi-scale imaging platform to revolutionise tissue analysis

COMMON_ACCESS: applying '15-minute city' in suburbs

COMMON_ACCESS: applying ’15-minute city’ in suburbs

Accessibility as a common good, as a co-produced resource belonging to citizens

ACTIVE: the digital app for personalised coaching

ACTIVE: the digital app for personalised coaching

A personalised training guide that includes health tips and a useful data platform

SETS: training for digital skills

SETS: training for digital skills

Modules and plans for the development of digital competences within social economy organisations

NEUROCLIMA: raising awareness on climate resilience strategies

NEUROCLIMA: raising awareness on climate resilience strategies

Developing concrete proposals to facilitate green transition and enhance trust in institutions

YouRban: co-creating innovative solutions for recycling and reuse of composite materials

YouRban: co-creating innovative solutions for recycling and reuse of composite materials

Innovative research strategy promoting workshop and training activities for artists and designers

BRIDGITISE: where Digital Innovation meets bridge Safety and Sustainability

BRIDGITISE: where Digital Innovation meets bridge Safety and Sustainability

Digital technologies for Bridge Integrity Management

ReBone: designing customised bone replacement implants

ReBone: designing customised bone replacement implants

The European Doctoral Network coordinated by Politecnico di Milano has kicked off

GEMINI: project for stroke treatment

GEMINI: project for stroke treatment

Personalised digital twin to treat ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke

iBeChange project kicks off

iBeChange project kicks off

A platform to change your behaviour and lower the risk of cancer

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Agritech

Agriculture: changing animal feed reduces consumption of natural resources

Agriculture: changing animal feed reduces consumption of natural resources

The study published on the cover of Nature Food opens up new scenarios for sustainability in agri-food systems

ACRE, agricultural robots to contribute to the sustainability of the sector

ACRE, agricultural robots to contribute to the sustainability of the sector

EU initiative to bring the agricultural machinery industry closer to experts in robotics and artificial intelligence

The hidden role of food in urban conflicts in Central America

The hidden role of food in urban conflicts in Central America

Study on Nature Water highlights link between drought-agriculture and conflicts

The war in Ukraine may trigger land investment rush

The war in Ukraine may trigger land investment rush

A hypothesis that could have an impact on the environment, local communities and food supply

Milan neighbourhood hubs win the Earthshot Prize

Milan neighbourhood hubs win the Earthshot Prize

The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge award for the project against food waste

The ESPERA project serving the production of PGI Mantua pears

The ESPERA project serving the production of PGI Mantua pears

A technical and scientific approach based on recent concepts of innovation, collaboration, and circularity

Cucina collaborativa

Cucina collaborativa

Increasing the circularity of food donation system through community co-design

Milano Gallaratese: third neighbourhood hub to combat food waste

Milano Gallaratese: third neighbourhood hub to combat food waste

Over 20 tonnes per month are recovered and redistributed by the two existing hubs in Isola and Lambrate

Potential for sustainable irrigation expansion in a 3 °C warmer climate

Potential for sustainable irrigation expansion in a 3 °C warmer climate

Study on the evolution of world agriculture in future climatic conditions

Entrapment and recycle of pesticides in agricultural activities

Entrapment and recycle of pesticides in agricultural activities

A European study aims to develop new technologies to collect and reuse pesticides in agricultural areas and avoid the contamination and eutrophication of surface waters

Food Waste prevention: the circular economy paradigm

Food Waste prevention: the circular economy paradigm

Assessment of the available technologies to further reduce food waste and enhance cooperation at all levels of the agri-food supply chain

Local Hubs against Food Waste are 2 years old

Local Hubs against Food Waste are 2 years old

Results of the initiative against food waste announced

Digital

SETS: training for digital skills

SETS: training for digital skills

Modules and plans for the development of digital competences within social economy organisations

BRIDGITISE: where Digital Innovation meets bridge Safety and Sustainability

BRIDGITISE: where Digital Innovation meets bridge Safety and Sustainability

Digital technologies for Bridge Integrity Management

Improving sustainability and safety of critical infrastructures with AI

Improving sustainability and safety of critical infrastructures with AI

We are partner in ai4realnet, supporting electricity, rail, and air traffic system operators

The microscope that reveals the chemical composition of samples

The microscope that reveals the chemical composition of samples

Research conducted by researchers from CNR-IFN, PoliMi, Columbia and Stanford published in Optica

KEEPER: nanomaterial-based key code to protect services and products

KEEPER: nanomaterial-based key code to protect services and products

The first system to combine unique identification code with virtually infinite number of combinations to certify the product authenticity

Creating trustworthy digital twins thanks to AUTO-TWIN

Creating trustworthy digital twins thanks to AUTO-TWIN

Introducing a new automated process-aware discovery method

Arrival of 3D inertial sensors

Arrival of 3D inertial sensors

Study by the Politecnico di Milano on additive manufacturing

HYPER-5G: developing improved positioning systems

HYPER-5G: developing improved positioning systems

The project is funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), under the Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP)

Programming reliable infrastructures using an Infrastructure-as-Code approach in a secure framework

Programming reliable infrastructures using an Infrastructure-as-Code approach in a secure framework

H2020 PIACERE project gathers partners from four European countries

The role of digitalization in supporting the industrial circular transition

The role of digitalization in supporting the industrial circular transition

Investigating relationship between digital technologies and circular economy practices within industrial sector

In search of the perfect sound: the case of the stradivarius violins

In search of the perfect sound: the case of the stradivarius violins

A study by CNR, International School of Violin Making in Cremona, Politecnico di Milano and University of Padua

ERC Advanced Grant to Daniele Ielmini with Animate

ERC Advanced Grant to Daniele Ielmini with Animate

The project will develop a new computational concept to reduce energy consumption in machine learning

Fintech

Meta chooses Politecnico di Milano to carry out study on metaverse

Meta chooses Politecnico di Milano to carry out study on metaverse

The analysis will focus on value of metaverse for society using Italy as case study

Jrc deep social analytics for employee engagement goes live

Jrc deep social analytics for employee engagement goes live

Seven months after the launch, the preliminary results are presented to the companies involved.

Metaverse Marketing Lab Launched

Metaverse Marketing Lab Launched

A laboratory sponsored by the School of Management to allow businesses to try the many possibilities of virtual worlds.

How to improve the effectiveness of social information programmes

How to improve the effectiveness of social information programmes

Research published in JEEM investigates the impact of stimulating environmental self-identity on energy behaviour

Recognition for Professors Arena and Azzone

Recognition for Professors Arena and Azzone

One of their articles on “internal audit” is among the most cited in the world

EmFi: a project to create sustainable and inclusive financial circuits

EmFi: a project to create sustainable and inclusive financial circuits

Research funded by Fondazione Algorand in collaboration with the Municipality of Milan

SER-Social Energy Renovations

SER-Social Energy Renovations

The H2020 project to finance sustainable construction in the service sector has begun.

Information Hub for alternative financing options

Information Hub for alternative financing options

Reducing the financial gap between Southern, Central and Eastern-European SMEs through accessible alternative financing option

A platform to assist law enforcement agencies in internet forensics

A platform to assist law enforcement agencies in internet forensics

Adapting countermeasures to adapting crimes: a scalable, interactive and innovative platform of technologies to prevent and fight illegal internet activities

Building a European Fintech risk management platform

Building a European Fintech risk management platform

Researchers at Politecnico di Milano want to build a common tool to share ideas and knowledge on the economic potential, compliance (RegTech) and supervisory activities (SupTech) of Fintech companies within the regulatory landscape of all EU state members

Healthcare: 10 proposals for the effective implementation of the PNRR [NRP: National Recovery and Resilience Plan]

Healthcare: 10 proposals for the effective implementation of the PNRR [NRP: National Recovery and Resilience Plan]

The proposals developed by a group of researchers from six Italian universities

Green Deal

BUTTERFLY: flexible and cost-effective low-emission bio-fuels

BUTTERFLY: flexible and cost-effective low-emission bio-fuels

Renewable fuels of biological and non-biological origin to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

SCO2OP-TES: revolutionizing energy storage

SCO2OP-TES: revolutionizing energy storage

4.7 million euros to Horizon Europe project involving Prof. Giacomo Persico

Electricity: how to take advantage of the heat generated by industrial processes?

Electricity: how to take advantage of the heat generated by industrial processes?

Approach used by POWHER project based on Organic Rankine Cycles

Innovative, eco-friendly and recycled materials to improve energy efficiency

Innovative, eco-friendly and recycled materials to improve energy efficiency

Addressing energy-saving challenges by focusing on heat recovery, storage, and heat management

Studying catalytic mechanisms from an atomistic point of view

Studying catalytic mechanisms from an atomistic point of view

Describing the complex catalytic phenomena involved in pollutant (NOx) abatement reactions

Revolutionizing industrial materials sustainably

Revolutionizing industrial materials sustainably

Research unlocks the potential of carbon nanotubes in energy transition

Support DHC: decarbonising district heating and cooling sector

Support DHC: decarbonising district heating and cooling sector

Politecnico di Milano as project’s Italian referent

PYSOLO: process of biomass pyrolysis using concentrated solar power

PYSOLO: process of biomass pyrolysis using concentrated solar power

Pioneering project for decarbonization of chemical industry and transport sector

Glide4Heat: promoting transformation of heat pump and refrigeration technologies

Glide4Heat: promoting transformation of heat pump and refrigeration technologies

Researchers will test refrigerant mixtures, characterizing system and compressor

MESSI: management energy systems for smart island

MESSI: management energy systems for smart island

Innovative solutions for the energy management in islands

MIMO: new multidisciplinary modelling platform

MIMO: new multidisciplinary modelling platform

Multi-sectoral Integrated Platform for national planning of energy transition pathways

NEMESIS: new-generation numerical methods

NEMESIS: new-generation numerical methods

Facing challenge of sustainability-relevant applications

H.P.C. & Quantum

Metasurfaces for ultra-fast light switching and sensor technology

Metasurfaces for ultra-fast light switching and sensor technology

Study published on Nature Nanotechnology

Optical wireless may no longer have any obstacles

Optical wireless may no longer have any obstacles

Chip that mathematically calculates optimal shape of light to best pass through any environment

Towards more sustainable superconductor applications

Towards more sustainable superconductor applications

Cause for “strange” behaviour of cuprates discovered

Crucial discovery on the ultrafast charge injection in semiconductors

Crucial discovery on the ultrafast charge injection in semiconductors

Designing new optimized opto-electronic devices

Ultra-fast response of carbon atomic wires to light discovered

Ultra-fast response of carbon atomic wires to light discovered

The Journal of the American Chemical Society cover story

New ultrafast titanium nitride-based photonics

New ultrafast titanium nitride-based photonics

Cover story of Advanced Optical Materials

Quantum tunnelling of electrons in bidimensional materials

Quantum tunnelling of electrons in bidimensional materials

For logic gates of future optical computers

fastMOT: revolutionising medical imaging

fastMOT: revolutionising medical imaging

Light sensing solution for non-invasive imaging of deep organ structures

Launch of QUID, the Italian quantum communication network

Launch of QUID, the Italian quantum communication network

Politecnico part of consortium for infrastructure that will protect sensitive data using quantum mechanics

Photonic chips for low-power neural networks

Photonic chips for low-power neural networks

A new study in the journal “Science”

EspLORE: exploring properties of carbon-atom wires with application-oriented approach

EspLORE: exploring properties of carbon-atom wires with application-oriented approach

EspLORE project: research published in nature communications

New, crucial information on the validity of the Floquet Theory applied to very short light pulses

New, crucial information on the validity of the Floquet Theory applied to very short light pulses

New research in optics by Politecnico di Milano on Nature Communications

Life Sciences

SAFe-nSCAN: more accurate analysis for cancer treatment

SAFe-nSCAN: more accurate analysis for cancer treatment

Innovative multi-scale imaging platform to revolutionise tissue analysis

ACTIVE: the digital app for personalised coaching

ACTIVE: the digital app for personalised coaching

A personalised training guide that includes health tips and a useful data platform

ReBone: designing customised bone replacement implants

ReBone: designing customised bone replacement implants

The European Doctoral Network coordinated by Politecnico di Milano has kicked off

GEMINI: project for stroke treatment

GEMINI: project for stroke treatment

Personalised digital twin to treat ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke

iBeChange project kicks off

iBeChange project kicks off

A platform to change your behaviour and lower the risk of cancer

3D personalized model of biliary tract cancer

3D personalized model of biliary tract cancer

A result by the multidisciplinary team of researchers from Politecnico di Milano and Humanitas

Chemistry and crystals: new perspectives for therapy and cosmetics

Chemistry and crystals: new perspectives for therapy and cosmetics

Supramolecular chemistry and crystallography to design hydrogels with specific characteristics

ERC consolidator grant for an innovative cure for spina bifida

ERC consolidator grant for an innovative cure for spina bifida

Alessandro Pellegata receives funding for 3D.FETOPRINT project

iHEART Simulator, a mathematical model of the heart for cardiac research

iHEART Simulator, a mathematical model of the heart for cardiac research

Results published in the journal ‘Nature Scientific Reports’

Pioneering study sheds light on poorly understood aspect of cancer

Pioneering study sheds light on poorly understood aspect of cancer

Our researchers examined therapy-induced senescence in tumor cells

Controlling the shape of a drop is possible

Controlling the shape of a drop is possible

A study by Politecnico di Milano in Physical Review Letters

Politecnico di Milano joins the EBRAINS research infrastructure

Politecnico di Milano joins the EBRAINS research infrastructure

The EU digital research infrastructure aiming to foster brain-related research

Mobility

Electric vehicles: towards environmentally sustainable air conditioning

Electric vehicles: towards environmentally sustainable air conditioning

TES system already recognised as winner of Switch2Product 2022

NABUCCO: revolutionary wings for sustainable aviation

NABUCCO: revolutionary wings for sustainable aviation

Chiara Bisagni awarded ERC advanced grant

Innovative wings for the NGCTR-TD civil tiltrotor

Innovative wings for the NGCTR-TD civil tiltrotor

New solution for moving wing surfaces reduces fuel consumption improving performance

1000-MAD”: ambitious experimentation project for self-driving vehicles

Self-driving car of Politecnico di Milano at 1000 Miglia

Advanced materials and components for PEM fuel cells

Advanced materials and components for PEM fuel cells

PERMANENT project at kick off

TRACES: higher education in the field of aviation safety

TRACES: higher education in the field of aviation safety

European project launched to train experts in the study of in-flight icing

UN-BIASED project kicks off

UN-BIASED project kicks off

Innovative techniques for modelling complex aerodynamic systems

Autofficina Futuro: an interactive vision of the mobility of the future

Autofficina Futuro: an interactive vision of the mobility of the future

Installation by School of Design at Guggenheim Bilbao part of Norman Foster Foundation exhibition

Hybris: structural batteries for electric aircraft

Hybris: structural batteries for electric aircraft

A Politecnico di Milano’s patent has won the Intellectual Property Award

Agreement with Pirelli renewed

Agreement with Pirelli renewed

Politecnico, Pirelli and Fondazione Politecnico together for a programme that includes development of tyres in virtual reality.

PhD student Neda Taymourtash wins ERF Chairman's award

PhD student Neda Taymourtash wins ERF Chairman’s award

In NITROS project, she studies interactions between helicopters and wakes generated by obstacles

A labyrinth that traps noise

A labyrinth that traps noise

L’invenzione di sei studenti dell’Alta Scuola Politecnica

Society

Gender Lens Investing: reshaping financial landscapes

Gender Lens Investing: reshaping financial landscapes

Investment approach aiming at combining economic performance and positive impact for women

COMMON_ACCESS: applying '15-minute city' in suburbs

COMMON_ACCESS: applying ’15-minute city’ in suburbs

Accessibility as a common good, as a co-produced resource belonging to citizens

NEUROCLIMA: raising awareness on climate resilience strategies

NEUROCLIMA: raising awareness on climate resilience strategies

Developing concrete proposals to facilitate green transition and enhance trust in institutions

YouRban: co-creating innovative solutions for recycling and reuse of composite materials

YouRban: co-creating innovative solutions for recycling and reuse of composite materials

Innovative research strategy promoting workshop and training activities for artists and designers

Artificial intelligence for accessibility in historic centres

Artificial intelligence for accessibility in historic centres

The case study of the city of Sabbioneta analysed by Politecnico researchers

Why does the yellow colour in Miró's paintings deteriorate?

Why does the yellow colour in Miró’s paintings deteriorate?

Chemical composition, production process and storage conditions at the origin of degradation

En-RRI: ethical co-creation for participatory research and innovation

En-RRI: ethical co-creation for participatory research and innovation

Orienting public participation in science and technology to make innovation more consistent with society’s needs and demands

Digital Care: emerging care models, new players and future relationships

Digital Care: emerging care models, new players and future relationships

The results of the research conducted by D\Tank

Designing the hospitals of the future

Designing the hospitals of the future

The WHO recommends the guidelines developed at the Design & Health Lab

Futura: Politecnico's strategic master plan for Salsomaggiore

Futura: Politecnico’s strategic master plan for Salsomaggiore

Presented to architects, urban planners and historians from all over Europe at the international conference “Le città di Igiea”

The origin of the stains on leonardo da vinci’s codex atlanticus revealed

The origin of the stains on leonardo da vinci’s codex atlanticus revealed

Politecnico di Milano researchers work on folio 843 of Da Vinci’s codex

ORBIS: new forms of democratic participation

ORBIS: new forms of democratic participation

Rising participation, co-creation, trust and transparency in deliberative democracy at all scales

Space

IPROP: ion propulsion in atmosphere

IPROP: ion propulsion in atmosphere

Actual ion-powered prototype aircraft to be realised

HERMES: optimising design and performance of hypersonic vehicles

HERMES: optimising design and performance of hypersonic vehicles

HERMES project kicks off

Oxygen from lunar regolith

Oxygen from lunar regolith

Agreement between Agenzia Spaziale Italiana and Politecnico

Launch of the juice mission to Jupiter

Launch of the juice mission to Jupiter

Politecnico di Milano is part of the scientific team that studied majis

Research by Politecnico protagonist of DART impactor launch

Research by Politecnico protagonist of DART impactor launch

In Nature three articles describe the first results of the DART mission led by NASA with our University as scientific partner

LUMIO mission: Politecnico leads phase B

LUMIO mission: Politecnico leads phase B

Agreement signed with European Space Agency to consolidate mission design, payload and CubeSat

LICIACube witnessed NASA/DART impact test with asteroid

LICIACube witnessed NASA/DART impact test with asteroid

The role of Italian made Cubesat crucial in collecting data to be sent to Earth

Technologies to reveal the composition of asteroids

Technologies to reveal the composition of asteroids

Politecnico di Milano coordinates CRADLE Project

Politecnico di Milano takes part in the launch of the dart probe by NASA

Politecnico di Milano takes part in the launch of the dart probe by NASA

The researchers from the DAER have contributed to LiciaCube, the satellite that will acquire images of the mission

Laura Pernigoni awarded a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher grant

Laura Pernigoni awarded a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher grant

Our PhD student will carry out research at Harvard University

Agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the Space Economy

Agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the Space Economy

A collaboration of great scientific impact in the national framework for the Space Economy

Zonta international’s Amelia Earhart scholarship to Laura Pernigoni

Zonta international’s Amelia Earhart scholarship to Laura Pernigoni

Recognizing PhD research by women in aerospace field

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