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Research

For 160 years, centre of excellence for Italian research

Contributing to the scientific and technological progress of the country with an eye always to the future

Our vision

Technology for Humanity

Our research is committed to push the boundaries of knowledge. It is inspired by a vision grounded on a strong commitment to scientific excellence strengthened by values of integrity, inclusion, and sustainability. 
Our 12 Departments cover a broad spectrum of transformative research across the fields of Engineering, Architecture, and Design, positioning us at the forefront of scientific exploration and innovation.

News  

NextBuild Living Lab opens

Politecnico di Milano's building becomes living laboratory for sustainable innovation

Green Transition
AI elaboration of artificial satellite and Planet Earth
AI and satellites to detect illegal landfills with 90% accuracy

An innovative system from Politecnico di Milano to tackle environmental crimes

in Europe

Society and Ethics
Handshake
How Brexit reshaped venture capitals market

A Politecnico di Milano study published in Research Policy

Urban Ecosystems
Old farm with rice fields near Dorno, Lomellina
Altre Lombardie is born: spotlighting peripheral territories

Analysing and developing strategies for the Region’s 14 inner areas

Magazine

Frontiere

Frontiere is the magazine that tells the stories of research at the Politecnico di Milano.

A website and a monthly newsletter dedicated to all those who want to know the faces and stories of the people involved in research, the activities that take place in our laboratories, the impact that all this has on our lives, on society and on the world.

A sharp and accessible gaze that analyses the present, enhances the past and looks at the new frontiers of the future.

Discover Frontiere

Research at the Politecnico

How we do research at Politecnico

Mission and policy

Research projects

Horizon Europe

Research and companies

Partnerships with companies

Joint Research Platforms (JRP)

Technology Transfer

Patents, Spin-off, PoliHub

Our facilities for the research

Departments

The operating structures that organize the research activities.

Laboratories

Experimental laboratories and equipment.

In-depth

Sports and technology

A combination that helps overcoming personal limits

Polimi AI

50 years at the forefront of AI research