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27 February 2026I tell you about (my) research

Glaciers as Sentinels of Climate Change

Alpine glaciers are far more than spectacular landscapes; they are sentinels that record, almost in real time, the acceleration of

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27 February 2026I tell you about (my) research

Microgravity, macro questions: COLIS, twenty years of physics from Earth to space

In microgravity, lasers and light analysis allow us to observe how gels and soft materials rearrange themselves over time.

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25 February 2026I tell you about (my) research

What if the answer to “Are we alone in the universe?” is hidden in a laser?

From laser physics to the search for habitable planets: a forty-year scientific journey. With NIR AstroComb, near-infrared becomes the key to discovering new worlds.

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26 June 2023 I tell you about (my) research / Issue 19

The Engineering Behind a Tap

From water quality to its reuse, Beatrice Cantoni explores the challenges ahead

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22 June 2023 Issue 19 / PoliMi answers - Questions to science / Video

#ilPOLIMIrisponde: What is ChatGPT and what are its risks?

We talk about it with Mark Carman, professor of Artificial Intelligence for Security

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20 June 2023 Impronte politecniche

Orazio Svelto talks about himself in “Impronte politecniche”

The series of dialogues between emeritus and honorary professors and their former students

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24 May 2023 Issue 18 / Since 1863

Gio Ponti and Politecnico

An architect, painter and designer profoundly tied to Politecnico di Milano

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Francesco Ballio

23 May 2023 PoliMi answers - Questions to science / Video

#IlPOLIMIrisponde: How can we intervene to stop the hydrogeological disaster?

Francesco Ballio, Professor of Environmental and Land Planning Engineering, talks about it.

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