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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
Surgery
Revolution in breast-conserving surgery

Spectra-BREAST project kicks off

Mobility
Maserati MC20 Coupé by Politecnico di Milano
New autonomous speed record set by Politecnico di Milano

Surpassing previously held record set by Indy Autonomous Challenge and PoliMOVE in April 2022

Space
Asteroid and artificial satellite
New scenarios for asteroid deflection

Two studies by Politecnico di Milano and Georgia Tech published in Nature Communications

One Health
Gut-on-chip developed in the MiMic Lab of the Politecnico di Milano to model the human intestine.
Immunotherapy against melanoma: efficacy can be predicted with a chip

The data of a study by IEO and Politecnico di Milano are published in Nature Biomedical Engineering

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