Exciting news! Our paper where we applied ultrafast spectroscopy on living cells has just been published on Chem! Congrats to Rhea on the work!
Category: News
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Our Feature Article on strong coupling out!
Our Feature Article on strong light-matter coupling in hybrid polaritonic systems has just been published in Chemical Communications!
Many thanks to all co-authors for this collaborative effort. Enjoy reading!
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Our preprint is out!
Check out our latest preprint, now available on arXiv, in which we show how the spatiotemporal response of an all-dielectric metasurface can be controlled to achieve ultrafast all-optical wavefront shaping.
Congrats to Mert and Giulia on the great work, and many thanks to all co-authors for the fruitful collaboration!
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Appointed member of ITATEC
Honoured to have been appointed Junior Member of ITATEC.
Founded with the support of the Accademia dei Lincei, the Italian Academy of Engineering and Technology ITATEC promotes dialogue among universities, research institutions and industry, contributing independent scientific perspectives on technological innovation and its impact on society.
I share this recognition with my group members and collaborators, and look forward to contributing to the Academy’s activities!
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Our work on the photosynthesis of Posidonia oceanica out in Nature Communications!
Our latest work on photosynthesis in Posidonia oceanica has just been published in Nature Communications!
In this work, we uncovered an evolutionary adaptation that enables this seagrass to optimise photosynthesis by reshaping its photosynthetic machinery for more efficient light harvesting and energy transfer. Using Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy (2DES), we observed energy transfer within the photosystem on a timescale of just a few femtoseconds, providing new insights into the mechanisms that make photosynthesis in Posidonia oceanica particularly efficient.
Congratulations to Mattia and all co-authors! We thank Politecnico di Milano and the Physics Department for spotlighting our work.
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Spring has come in Milan, and ULYSSES lab is growing
The lab has been refreshed and reorganized, with renewed spaces and new equipment, ready for what comes next!
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Our work on ultrafast plasmonics with 2DES out in Advanced Optical Materials
Check out our latest work, bridging ultrafast plasmonics and two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy, now out on Advanced Optical Materials. Congratulations to Mattia and to all co-authors!
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ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) just awarded!
Ready to kick off META-SENSE, the ERC Proof of Concept 2025 project we have just been awarded! 🚀
META-SENSE aims to develop a compact, regenerable, label-free nanosensor to detect PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, among the most widespread and persistent environmental contaminants. The device will exploit state-ot-the-art optical metasurfaces to enable rapid, on-site PFAS quantification directly in water, reducing reliance on centralized laboratory testing and supporting scalable monitoring of water quality. METASENSE will contribute to more accessible environmental diagnostics and faster decision-making for screening and remediation.
Read the official press release for more info here
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Kudos to Dr. Mert!
Congrats to our Mert on successfully completing his PhD today!
His thesis “Ultrafast All-Optical Control of Light in Active Dielectric Metasurfces” marks an important contribution to the project!
Let’s wish him all the best for the next chapter!
