New anti-counterfeiting technology certifies works of art
A special set of inks containing nanomaterials has been developed at Politecnico di Milano to certify works of art.
Kick-off meeting of the KEEPER project at Politecnico di Milano
On 14 June, Politecnico di Milano hosted the kick-off meeting of the KEEPER project “Key codE based on nanomatErials to Protect sErvices and pRoducts”, funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) in the framework of the EIC Transition call with more than 2 million euros.
Ultra-fast response of atomic carbon threads to light discovered
The study is the cover story of the Journal of the American Chemical Society A study resulting from a collaboration between the Department of Energy and the Department of Physics at Politecnico di Milano and the Department of Chemistry at University of Bologna has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society as…
KEEPER: nanomaterial-based key code to protect services and products
The project funded under the European Eic Transition Call for Proposals Today, counterfeit products have a serious impact on the global economy and can have a negative impact on safety, health and the environment due to the lower quality of their components. The scale of the problem is estimated to reach USD 3 billion by…
EspLORE: the extraordinary potential of carbon atomic wires
After five years of work, EspLORE, the project led by professor Carlo S. Casari and funded by a major Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC), which aimed to study the properties of atomic carbon filaments in order to exploit their potential applications, has come to an end. On this occasion,the magazine Frontiere dedicated…
Research at Politecnico di Milano wins 5 new ERC Grants
European Research Council rewards our university with a Consolidator and 4 Proof of Concept Grants Politecnico di Milano has received five new grants from the ERC, the European Research Council. Camilla Colombo, with the project GREEN SPECIES, has been awarded a Consolidator Grant, one of the grants intended for researchers with at least seven years…
ECOSENS: What role for nuclear power in the decarbonisation process?
Politecnico di Milano is a partner in the Horizon-Euratom funded project Politecnico di Milano is a partner in the ECOSENS (Economic and Social Considerations for the Future of Nuclear Energy in Society) project, funded by the European Community under the HORIZON-EURATOM research and training programme. The project aims to analyse citizens’ opinions and perceptions of…
#ilPOLIMIrisponde: What are two-dimensional materials and what are they used for?
For the YouTube programme #ilPOLIMIrisponde, Carlo Spartaco Casari, Professor of Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, answers this question. What is #ilPOLIMIrisponde? Have you read a news item that does not convince you? Do you want more clarity on a technical issue or a scientific curiosity? #ilPOLIMIrisponde is the video column designed to dispel your doubts: send…