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Inside research

Are you curious to explore the laboratories of the Politecnico di Milano, where theories and studies take concrete shape? Let us visit them together with their protagonists, who will be our guides.

In the laser museum where physics tells its story

Period instruments and pioneering prototypes trace a century of research, all the way to ultrafast lasers and attosecond science.

Bobsleigh, bicycles, wheelchairs and feet: Lecco’s HexaLab is the world’s most advanced multi-sport simulator

The HexaLab at the Lecco Campus is based on the “human-in-the-loop” approach, whereby a human operator can control the simulator and physically…

People and ideas behind the glasses of the future: research stories from the Smart Eyewear Lab

A passionate account of the Politecnico di Milano and EssilorLuxottica laboratory, through the voices of its researchers

From waste to value: CELLS research among silk, sustainability and nanofibres
A kilometre-long silk thread and water considered waste become the starting point for a new idea of sustainability. At Politecnico di Milano, in the …

Glaciers as Sentinels of Climate Change

At Climate Lab, physical models, high-altitude weather stations, and sensors in the debris measure how much ice remains and how much water we will…

Financial mathematics, AI, ESG and personal finance – QFinLab’s activities

Focus on financial education with master’s degrees, projects with schools, and targeted informational initiatives.

Inside the Marco Garetti Laboratory, where technology and humans meet

The “miniature” factory designed to observe, simulate, and experiment.

The laboratory where fabrics become building materials

At the Textiles Hub, experimentation, design and technology rethink the way we build

Fluids, innovation and passion: the story of MISCELAB

We interviewed researchers Antonio Giuffrida, Dario Alfani, and Tommaso Toppi, who told us about the origins of the new laboratory and its future…

Which mobility for the future? One… that’s been tested in the Anechoic Wind Tunnel

Alex Zanotti and Donato Grassi show us a unique structure in Italy in the academic field