Newsletter no. 25

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Dai virus alle leggi: decifrare i dati per anticipare il futuro

In recent years, the increasing availability of biological data has allowed us to transform our approach to addressing challenges in scientific research and public health.

By analysing huge amounts of genetic data, scientists are able to identify viral mutations, evolutionary processes and recombination phenomena, which are key to understanding the spread and adaptation of pathogens. These developments not only improve our ability to respond to global health crises, but also open new perspectives for the use of data in interdisciplinary fields.

Researcher Anna Bernasconi told us about her work on the integration of genomic data and the development of computational methods for the analysis of viral sequences, with the aim of contributing to the prevention of future pandemics.

Anna Bernasconi

At the heart of research

Inside the lab where they play with decibels

Roberto Fumagalli takes us on a visit to the Sound and Vibration Lab, where they measure sounds emitted by the most diverse objects and their interactions, sometimes unpredictable, with people and the world.

Serena Benelli

The researcher who brings on the Web the Leonardo’s Last Supper

There is a hidden treasure at the Polytechnic: hundreds of samples of Leonardos masterpiece kept in small, neat boxes. Serena Benelli, who has spent years cataloguing them, takes us to discover the Gallone Archive.


Towards future

Innovation, research and sharing in a single building.

Venite a visitare con noi EN:lab, il nuovissimo edificio-laboratorio al Campus di Milano Bovisa progettato con soluzioni innovative per una gestione energetica efficiente ed integrata.

EN:lab

Great personalities at Politecnico
Nanni Strada

Fashion and innovation in Nanni Strada’s vision

Nanni Strada played a significant role in the development of design culture and is part of the cultural heritage that elevated fashion design as one of our nation’s hallmarks of excellence since the 1960s.

We interviewed her alongside the ceremony for the conferral of her honorary degree in Design for the Fashion System by Politecnico di Milano.

Anne L’Huillier

A Nobel Prize for physics made of passion and obstinacy

We met Anne L’Huillier, who received the prestigious award in 2023, along with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz.  

Her journey through the frontiers of ultrafast science unveils new insights into electron dynamics and paves the way for groundbreaking applications in attosecond spectroscopy and precision metrology.

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