A periodic table of molecular knots
Consider a short piece of rope: could you guess which knots are more likely to form if you crumple and shake it? Synthetic chemists have long been working on a molecular version of this problem and, so far...
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Fields Medal to Alessio Figalli: great news for Italian Mathematics
SISSA would like to warmly congratulate Alessio Figalli on his extraordinary achievement that represents a great success for Italian Mathematics community...
Apply for the Master Course in Science Communication “Franco Prattico”!
MCS is a challenging two-year training course that offers the best job opportunities in cutting-edge sectors. One of the oldest and most well established science communication masters in Europe, MCS focuses on interdisciplinary and international education...
Erio Tosatti among the winners of the “Enrico Fermi” Prize 2018
"I am honored by the very ambitious Fermi Prize, moved by the consideration and support of many colleagues and friends, and flattered by the company of Federico Capasso and Lev Pitaevskii, scientists whose contributions are immortal." Erio Tosatti, Professor Emeritus of SISSA...
Planck satellite final data analysis opens up a new phase in the study of Big Bang
On 17 July 2018 the results relating to the final analyses on the data from the Planck satellite was published. SISSA scientists have had an important role in the research...
SISSA High Performance Computing and Science Communication at Campus Party
SISSA will take part in the second edition of Campus Party bringing more than a forty-year tradition in basic research in physics, mathematics and neuroscience. During the five-days event aimed at rewriting "together the Italian source code", the School...
ESOF: Toulouse passes the torch to Trieste
On July 14 Trieste will officially receive the mandate to organize the next EuroScience Open Forum edition in 2020!
The ceremony will take place in the frame of ESOF2018 Toulouse.
ESOF is the largest interdisciplinary science meeting in Europe. It is dedicated to scientific research and innovation and offers a unique framework for interaction and debate for scientists, innovators, policy makers, business people and the general public.
Apply for the Master in High Performance Computing! Deadline 24 July 2018
Ready for the fifth edition, the Master in High Performance Computing is an innovative specialization program that prepares students for exciting careers...
New SISSA-ICTP institute unites physics and geometry for innovation
SISSA and ICTP will combine their strengths as international centres of physics and mathematics excellence to form a new institute dedicated to the two fields. The Institute for Geometry and Physics - IGAP will promote innovative and interdisciplinary research...
Supercoil me! The art of knotted DNA maintenance
A new study by SISSA brings a new twist to the problem and suggests that the DNA propensity to be supercoiled, just like telephone cords, can come to the rescue. These coils can keep DNA knots locked...
The skilled tailor that coordinates the "snip and stitch" of genetic information
A sophisticated atomic-level computer simulation has allowed researchers from SISSA and the National Research Centre (CNR-IOM - Institute for Materials Manufacturing) to shed light, for the first time, on the function of an important biological system called spliceosome, which works as a highly skilled tailor. The spliceosome is composed of 5 filaments of RNA and hundreds of proteins.
The ICTP Prize to former SISSA PhD Student Emilio Kropff
The ICTP Prize has been awarded to Emilio Kropff, a neuroscientist from Argentina. The Prize recognizes Kropff’s outstanding contributions to neurosciences...
Remembering Daniel Amit, and Beyond
On 30 June a seminar at SISSA and a meeting at Caffè San Marco will look back over the activities and the ideas of one of the fathers of neural computation, whose scientific commitment was one with his socio-political commitment, in particular on the Israeli-Palestinian issue...
Barbara Fantechi awarded by the Accademia dei Lincei
«It is a great honour for me to receive this award. I see it as an acknowledgement for my research, but also for SISSA, the institute where I have worked for many years and which has given me the opportunity to carry out my studies in the best possible way...
Three events about art and science
The celebrations to mark SISSA’s 40th Anniversary continue with a new edition of SISSA Summer Festival. From 21 June to 5 July, every week, the open-air amphitheatre of the School will entertain with concerts and plays dedicated to the relationship between art and science...
Graphene carpets: so neurons communicate better
A work led by SISSA and published on Nature Nanotechnology reports for the first time experimentally the phenomenon of ion ‘trapping’ by graphene carpets and its effect on the communication between neurons...
Stampacchia Medal to SISSA Professor Guido De Philippis
Guido De Philippis has won the Gold medal “Guido Stampacchia”. The prize awards under 35 scientists who have carried out significant research in the field of Variational Analysis and Applications. The Prize is announced every three years by “International School of Mathematics “Guido Stampacchia”, part of the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for ScientiIic Culture, and the Mathematics Italian Union (Unione Matematica Italiana).
Cooling by laser beam
A laser pulse that for a few picoseconds – i.e. one millionth of one millionth of a second- transforms a material into a high-temperature superconductor...
Open doors at SISSA
“Thanks to science in the kitchen we can become fantastic hackers", says Davide Cassi, Professor of Physics of Matter at the University of Parma, where he has founded and manages the Gastronomic Physics Laboratory. Cassi will hold a conference during SISSA in FESTA, the appointment...
Happy birthday SISSA!
The great adventure which led SISSA to become a prestigious international scientific institution began on 6 March 1978 by Presidential Decree. The numerous awards which it continues to win bear witness to its excellence and to the quality of its research...
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