Milano-Bicocca: honorary degree awarded to Hiroshi Amano, the Nobel laureate who invented the energy-efficient LED

The japanese scientist Hiroshi Amano has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Milano-Bicocca. In 2014, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the blue light LED, which made lighting more energy-efficient and affordable.

Distinguishing Black Holes: A New AI-Based Method Developed by the University of Milano-Bicocca

Published in Physical Review Letters, the study revolutionizes traditional methods in gravitational-wave astronomy

“Big Wheel”, a surprisingly large disk galaxy discovered in the early universe

In an article in “Nature Astronomy”, Sebastiano Cantalupo and Weichen Wang, professor and post-doc of the “Cosmic Web” research group at the University of Milano-Bicocca, describe the discovery of a huge galactic disk in the early stages of the universe’s development. The study was conducted thanks to data received from the James Webb Space Telescope, opening a new window on the initial stages of galaxy formation.

Ovarian cancer: a diagnostic ally in artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence could help doctors define the risk of malignancy in ovarian tumours using ultrasound. This is the conclusion of a new study conducted by the University of Milano-Bicocca and the IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori Foundation.