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Innovative optical microscope capable of producing detailed images of the chemical composition of a sample

The microscope that reveals the chemical composition of samples

An international research team coordinated by the Institute FOR Photonics and Nanotechnologies of the National Research Council in Milan has developed a new optical microscope that produces detailed images of the chemical composition of a sample more effectively compared to currently used systems: it opens up new perspectives in the fields of materials and life sciences. The result, obtained in co

A new bidimensional semiconductor shows the highest nonlinear optical efficiency over nanometer thicknesses

A new chapter for nonlinear optics

On Nature Photonics a new research that shows the unprecedented performances of an extremely thin nonlinear material

EssilorLuxottica and Politecnico di Milano launch a partnership for the smart glasses of the future

EssilorLuxottica and Politecnico di Milano launch a partnership for the smart glasses of the future

EssilorLuxottica and Politecnico di Milano signed an agreement for the first joint Smart Eyewear Lab, within the city’s soon to be Parco dei Gasometri The lab will host R&D activities for the next generation of connected glasses, combining digital technologies with bioengineering, physics of matter and AI skills The partnership provides initial investments of over 50 million Euro

Graphene charge carriers lying on different energetic levels represented by the Dirac cones

Controlling how fast graphene cools down

An international study, published in ACS Nano, has demonstrated an unprecedented level of control of the optical properties of graphene. The work has promising applications in different technological fields ranging from photonics to telecommunications.

Attosecond measurement of an exciton in an MgF2 crystal

Dual character of excitons in the ultrafast regime: atomic-like or solid-like? The Study now published in Nature Communications

Milan, 15 February 2021 - Excitons are quasiparticles which can transport energy through solid substances. This makes them important for the development of future materials and devices – but more research is needed to understand their fundamental behaviour and how to manipulate it. Researchers at Politecnico di Milano in collaboration with the Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies IFN-CNR an

Experimental setup for the generation of ultrashort laser light pulses, at the laboratories of the Physics Department, Politecnico di Milano

New system for generating ultra-fast flashes of light discovered

New system for generating ultra-fast flashes of light discovered
An international research team consisting of the Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology of the CNR (CNR-IFN), the Politecnico di Milano, the DESY in Hamburg and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has managed to synthesise “optical waveforms” by means of the synchronised overlap of different light pulses. These light pul

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The University has always focused on the quality and innovation of its teaching and research, developing a fruitful relationship with business and productive world by means of experimental research and technological transfer.

Research has always been linked to didactics and it is a priority commitment which has allowed Politecnico Milano to achieve high quality results at an international level as to join the university to the business world. Research constitutes a parallel path to that formed by cooperation and alliances with the industrial system.

Knowing the world in which you are going to work is a vital requirement for training students. By referring back to the needs of the industrial world and public administration, research is facilitated in following new paths and dealing with the need for constant and rapid innovation. The alliance with the industrial world, in many cases favored by Fondazione Politecnico and by consortiums to which Politecnico belong, allows the university to follow the vocation of the territories in which it operates and to be a stimulus for their development.

The challenge which is being met today projects this tradition which is strongly rooted in the territory beyond the borders of the country, in a relationship which is developing first of all at the European level with the objective of contributing to the creation of a single professional training market. Politecnico takes part in several research, sites and training projects collaborating with the most qualified European universities. Politecnico's contribution is increasingly being extended to other countries: from North America to Southeast Asia to Eastern Europe. Today the drive to internationalization sees Politecnico Milano taking part into the European and world network of leading technical universities and it offers several courses beside many which are entirely taught in English.

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