The research infrastructures EMFL and IRIS on magnetismo and superconductivity

One of the main challenges of modern society is fostering innovation through the development of advanced materials and new key technologies: from electronics to spintronics, from data storage to quantum computing, from sensing to energy, up to biocompatible materials for medical applications and fundamental research, such as the study of dark matter. These fields are fully aligned with the priorities of Horizon Europe and the main areas of the Italian National Research Plan 2021–2027 (Digital, Industry, Aerospace; Health; Climate, Energy, Sustainable Mobility; Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Environment).

High magnetic fields are among the most powerful tools available to scientists to study, modify, and control states of matter under extreme conditions. To remain competitive on a global scale, Europe and Italy require cutting-edge infrastructures capable of generating both continuous and pulsed magnetic fields, serving a large and active research community.

The EMFL and IRIS research infrastructures, dedicated to magnetism and superconductivity, address these needs by providing state-of-the-art laboratories and advanced instrumentation for both fundamental and applied research. In this context, the Omnics laboratories at the University of Salento represent the Italian node of the European EMFL infrastructure and a national node of the IRIS infrastructure on applied superconductivity.