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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  

One Health
Operating room
Preterm infants, AI guides personalized nutrition

The study published in the Journal of Perinatology

Materials
Lithium batteries
A “matter–antimatter sensor” for lithium batteries

Positron annihilation spectroscopy to study oxide–carbon interfaces

One Health
ActivE³: three years of research for an active and inclusive life

Over 4,000 people reached, positive clinical results and replicable models

Agritech
MAPPI: a new system to observe communication in plants

Developed with the University of Milan, published in Science Advances

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