The SISSA professor receives the 2026 Rahman Prize, the most prestigious international recognition for those who harness the power of supercomputers to uncover new laws of nature and apply them to cutting-edge technologies at the Cnr-Iom

The European Commission is investing €5 million to launch Phortify, a Europe-wide photonics education and training network. Coordinated by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and involving 12 partners from 7 countries - including the Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies of the National Research Cuoncil of Italy - the initiative aims to build a strong talent pipeline for Europe’s digital industries

The 2025 edition of the Arctic Circle Assembly has just concluded in Reykjavík. As the leading international gathering dedicated to Arctic issues, the Assembly annually brings together governments, research institutions, NGOs, associations, and businesses to discuss the future of one of the most fragile and strategic regions in the world. Italy played a prominent role through several institutions, including the National Research Council, which via its Institute of Polar Sciences organized the panel 'Changing Arctic Systems: Scientific Insights and Sustainable Solutions'. “Our mission is to understand these changes and translate research into action for the sustainability of the planet", said Giuliana Panieri, Director of Cnr-Isp

From the synergy between CNR-INO and the Modica Chocolate Consortium, a  pioneering partnership brings together the approach of scientific inquiry and the time-honoured craftsmanship of master chocolatiers. Together, they explore new ways to capture and preserve fragile sensory experiences — the aroma, the texture, and the taste — transforming them into cultural assets that can be documented, safeguarded, and celebrated as part of our shared European and global heritage

The research carried out by the CNR–Institute of Structure of Matter (CNR-ISM) within the framework of the NEST – Network for Energy Sustainable Transition project has been nominated for the 2025 SMAU Innovation Award. The project explores an unprecedented frontier of renewable energy: the development of underwater photovoltaic panels based on perovskite solar cells, capable of operating even below the sea surface

Researcher coordinated by Italian CNR-IOM and from Universities of Trieste and Innsbruck, and Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, have successfully synthesized a novel crystalline phase of diboron trioxide, a new material that holds considerable potential for applications. Published in Science, the study confirms experimentally the existence of a structure previously predicted only in theor

A study conducted by Mauro Bernabei of Cnr-Ibe and Stefano Celletti, director of Parco Marturanum, reveals surprising similarities between the landscape depicted by William Turner in his unfinished painting ‘Italian Landscape’ and that of the Biedano stream, near the Devil’s Bridge in Blera. The discovery, published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage, adds another piece to the map of places that inspired the English painter

The WINTERTIME experiment has been launched towards the International Space Station (ISS), with the goal of studying the aging mechanisms of the fiber/matrix interface in Ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composites, candidates as new-generation reusable thermal protection systems for hypersonic travel. This experiment will provide new insights for Italian scientific research and new opportunities for the aerospace industry

A collaborative study by the University of Pisa, the National Research Council (CNR), and the University of Perugia, focusing on the mural Musica Popolare (2017) by the Orticanoodles collective in Milan, highlights how drones and advanced technologies can significantly enhance the efficiency and sustainability of street art conservation. The findings are published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)