The first molecular orbital theory for molecules interacting with quantum light 15 Marzo 2022

Molecular orbital theory is known to be a fundamental tool to rationalize and predict electronic properties and reactive pathways of molecular systems in chemistry.

A patent from the Scuola Normale has been selected for the Dubai Expo 2 Marzo 2022

The PISA platform, developed by the Biology Laboratory run by Professor Cattaneo, will participate in the final competition of the “Intellectual Property Award 2021” announced by the Ministry of Economic Development.

“Conversi Prize” awarded to Tommaso Pajero, PhD in Physics at Scuola Normale 24 Febbraio 2022

Pajero will receive the award for the best doctoral thesis in the field of subnuclear physics on 19 May at the INFN in Rome. The thesis was discussed under the supervision of Michael J. Morello.

A researcher of the Scuola Normale Superiore wins EU funding for the investigation of Galactic superwinds. 11 Gennaio 2022

Stefano Carniani, of the SNS Cosmology and Astrophysics Group, has secured 1 million 200 thousand euros in the form of an ERC Starting Grant, with a scientific project aiming to study the winds emitted by super-massive black holes, aided

Producing electricity from heat losses. The NEST Laboratory engineers the first device capable of achieving it in a controlled manner. 25 Novembre 2021
It is now possible to create a new generation of “smart” thermoelectric systems to generate clean electricity. The work, resulting from research carried out at the NEST laboratory of the Scuola Normale Superiore, gained the frontispiece in the Advanced Functional Materials scientific journal.
Donatella Della Porta receives the “Humboldt Research Award” 18 Novembre 2021
The prestigious prize has been awarded to the scholar, professor at the Scuola Normale, for the major impact of her research to the field of political and social sciences. 
Unveiling Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn That Were Hiding Behind the Dust 27 Settembre 2021

Scientists serendipitously discover two heavily dust-enshrouded galaxies that formed when the Universe was only 5% of its present age.

Pisa, 23 september 2021.