James Webb Space Telescope: the primordial galaxies “dusted off” by cosmic winds 9 Maggio 2023
According to a study by the cosmologist Andrea Ferrara and his research team at the Scuola Normale, the blue colours - and not red, as would be expected – of the giant galaxies imaged by the James Webb space telescope is caused by the galactic super winds that have swept away the dust and gases that surrounded them at the dawn of the Universe. The…
QS Rankings by Subject: Scuola Normale fourth worldwide in Classics and Ancient History 28 Marzo 2023
In the disciplinary sector "Classics & Ancient History", the Scuola Normale ranks fourth worldwide and second in Italy (last year the rankings were sixth and second respectively), thanks exclusively to the reputation interviews, which in this individual discipline account for 100%.
Solidarity and support from the Scuola Normale for the Turkish and Syrian populations 9 Febbraio 2023
PISA, 9 February 2023.  The academic community of the Scuola Normale Superiore sends out its profound condolences and full solidarity to the Turkish and Syrian populations affected by the earthquake of 6 February; our thoughts go out especially to  the families of the victims.
A 3D map of neutral and ionized bubbles of hydrogen in the primordial Universe 31 Gennaio 2023
It will be provided by HERA, the scientific project investigating the reionization of the Universe in which the Scuola Normale Superiore is participating as a founder/partner.
Memory effects in optical fibers may improve quantum communicatio 18 Novembre 2022
A strategy to transmit quantum states over large distances in the absence of quantum repeaters has been proposed by the Quantum Information Group of the Scuola Normale Superiore coordinated by Vittorio Giovannetti.
Luigi Ambrosio is the winner of the Riemann Prize 2022 15 Novembre 2022
The announcement given today on the opening of the academic year of the University of Insubria, at the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella.
The mechanisms that allow to keep the stem cells of the hippocampus unaltered have been discovered 28 Ottobre 2022

The mechanisms that allow hippocampal stem cells to remain unaltered have been discovered. Laminin 511 contained in the extracellular matrix plays a key role. The research was coordinated by the Biology Laboratory of the Scuola Normale Superiore Bio @ SNS

 

Prolusion by Luigi Ambrosio for the inauguration of the academic year 2022/2023 24 Ottobre 2022
Hello and welcome to the inauguration ceremony of the academic year of the Scuola Normale Superiore, on the 212th anniversary of its foundation, on October 18th, 1810.