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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  

Humboldt Research Award 2026 to Alberto Guadagnini

The award recognizes scientific careers of international significance

Agritech
Labels for fruit and vegetables are becoming edible

The results of the APPEAL project were presented

Green Transition
POLICAP Launches: A Mobile COâ‚‚ Capture Facility

A mobile laboratory to reduce industrial emissions opens in Piacenza

Materials
Recycled concrete: SARCOS improves structural performance

From demolition waste to circular and high-performance construction

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

 

POLIMI Innovators

Entrepreneurship, innovation and business

 

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