Every year, the Useful Fictions international summer school, initiated by the Arts & Sciences Chair and now run by the Useful Fictions Lab programme at the SPIRAL interdisciplinary centre, brings together artists, researchers and citizens around a common theme. The fifth edition, devoted to the atmosphere in all its dimensions, concluded on 5 and 6 September with an exhibition of the various projects at the Centre Wallonie–Bruxelles in Paris.
In the journal Nature Communications, the QCMX team at the Laboratory of Condensed Matter for Physics (PMC*) demonstrates the operation of the first superconducting quantum circuit to feature a carbon nanotube. This hybrid system is a first step in the exploration of exotic low-dimensional physical phenomena.
Scientists from the Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP*) co-organized a scientific program at NASA Ames Research Center, combining applied mathematics and aerospace. They collaborated on projects involving about entry systems modeling.
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Since 2003, École Polytechnique, faithful to its historic mission of training scientists to address major societal challenges, has brought together nearly 35 endowed chairs and 37 active partners. From sustainable development to artificial intelligence, these chairs combine research, training and openness, illustrating the school's academic excellence and concrete impact on society.
École Polytechnique is launching the construction of a new building to bring together two of its 23 laboratories, support its growth objectives and research ambitions, and implement its commitments to sustainable development.
X81 and former chair of the applied mathematics department at École Polytechnique, Stéphane Mallat has been awarded the CNRS Gold Medal, the research organization's highest distinction.
A publication by the Econophysics and Complex Systems Chair at École Polytechnique, supported by Capital Fund Management, reveals how a minority of altruistic individuals can transform the collective behaviour of a system. This work illustrates how physics tools can contribute to a better understanding of social and economic dynamics and shed light on collective issues ranging from the organisation of human societies to the design of new forms of artificial intelligence.
Anna Korba, Vignesh Kannan, Thomas Debris-Alazard, and Alejandro Alvarez Laguna have just been awarded Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). These grants enable young researchers to set up research teams working on cutting-edge topics.
“Air quality modeling in South America: context and Franco–South American collaborations” was at the center of the lecture given by Sylvain Mailler, researcher (ENPC ) at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory of École Polytechnique, during his visit to the National Polytechnic School of Quito this summer. Renowned for its high level of scientific excellence, the institution is an international partner of École Polytechnique in Ecuador.
Clémence Moullet, Ioana Popescu, and Anca Sfia, three students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science program at École Polytechnique, were honored with the 2025 Maryam Mirzakhani Junior Prize from the Jacques Hadamard Mathematics Foundation. This prize recognizes outstanding initial research work in mathematics.
The Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD*) is involved in scientific projects on two satellites launched this summer within weeks of each other, MicroCarb and Metop-SG. Explanations from Cyril Crevoisier and Laure Corazza, scientists at the LMD.
As part of a joint research project with Christophe Josserand, Deputy Director of the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX) and lecturer at the École Polytechnique and the CNRS, École Polytechnique welcomed a visit from Sergio Rica, a researcher from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC). This international mobility was supported by the Erasmus+ program was granted for its application to foster collaborations with partner universities in Chile.
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