They are called plectonemes. They are the analog of the twisted tangles of telephone cords, and can form in DNA that is pulled through a nanoscale channel. This is the finding of a study led by Ulrich ...

"It won’t be long before we know whether we are right or wrong,” remarked Professor Erio Tosatti when, in 2014, PNAS published a study by SISSA/ICTP carried out with Michele Fabrizio, Sandro Scandolo, ...

The call for applications for the 2026 Fellowships of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei is now open, divided into the following categories:Postdoctoral Fellowships"Lina Rizzo" for research in ...

Applications are now open for the 2025–2026 edition of the Master in Data Management and Curation (MDMC), the postgraduate specialization program promoted by Area Science Park and SISSA. The program ...

Flee or freeze? In nature, survival hinges on making the right split-second choice when danger strikes, and the brain’s defensive circuits are built for exactly that task. Yet what counts as the ...

Phase transitions in "conventional" materials – such as water turning into ice or a metal becoming magnetised – and topological phase transitions have long been treated as fundamentally distinct, ...

We are pleased to announce that Francesco Benini, Professor of Theoretical Physics at SISSA, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Frontiers of Science Award in Physics for his article “Black Holes in ...

Quantum Dreams – Research and Entrepreneurship in Quantum Technologies is a special event taking place on Saturday 31 May, 2025 starting from 9:30 at Sala Luttazzi, Porto Vecchio, Trieste. The event ...

Selezione pubblica per il conferimento di una borsa per attività di ricerca e di perfezionamento “La natura della Particella Oscura"” ref. prof. Salucci ...

JOBFair returns in 2025: an initiative promoted by the Career Service of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna to foster connections between academia and the world of work.Since its first edition, the event ...

We are pleased to announce that an article by Mario Collura, Associate Professor in the Condensed Matter Theory group at SISSA, has received the prestigious 2025 Frontiers of Science Award. The paper, ...