Research — advanced materials, shape memory alloys and computational design
Mikro
A real-time platform for growing microorganisms in the browser. Agent-based physarum engines where simple local rules produce emergent networks, membranes and tissues. Three live tools: Mikro Worlds, Mikro Continuum and Mikro Cosmos.
Alphabet
A procedural writing system built in Houdini (VEX) that generates invented yet believable scripts — finite alphabets governed by internal rules, all derived from a single deterministic seed. Includes a live in-browser specimen.
Nitinol Bristle®
Study and development of a superelastic system designed as an energy dissipation system capable of withstanding 1 million cycles.
Berserker™ SMA-driven multistage airbag.
Airbag module for drones activated by an SMA actuator, configurable as a multistage system for different emergency.
Tessellation Of Compliant Mechanisms
Analysis and design of compliant mechanisms based on the repetition of three-dimensional tessellated units with variable degrees of freedom, developed using topological optimization techniques.
CarboNiti®
Development of a composite material combining prepreg carbon fiber with nitinol wires of variable diameter arranged at irregular intervals to increase yield strength.
Scalmalloy® Hyperstructure
Complex three-dimensional structures in Al-Sc-Mg alloy with advanced mechanical properties. Manufactured using an additive manufacturing process and developed to replace complex components made through multiple processes.
Heat Dissipation Using TPMS
Complex three-dimensional structures in Al-Sc-Mg alloy with advanced mechanical properties. Manufactured using an additive manufacturing process and developed to replace complex components made through multiple processes.
Generative Design Model
Development program for customized cells for lattice structures designed to populate complex structures, overcoming the limitation of division into rows and columns through the use of density maps and variable node features. Intended for additive manufacturing and optimized for production with DLS technology.
EPU46 Beam-based Lattice Units
Development program for customized cells for lattice structures designed to populate complex structures, overcoming the limitation of division into rows and columns through the use of density maps and variable node features. Intended for additive manufacturing and optimized for production with DLS technology.
GRID flexible wave converter system
A flexible and foldable system capable of converting solar radiation into an effective broad-spectrum UVC radiation with a peak at 267 nm. The emitters are based on a new technology called EEE Light® Field Emission UVC technology and operate thanks to the presence of a getter.
PERINI AM OPTIMIZED NAVAL FRAMING
Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing of Topology-Optimized Naval Structures. Research into large-scale steel hulls featuring DED-printed internal framing, replacing conventional welded plates. Topology optimization was used to generate reinforcement geometries aligned with structural load paths, reducing mass and weld complexity.