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Facile
24.03.22
Kirigami helps design new materials
A study carried out at Ecole Polytechnique's Hydrodynamics Laboratory by Sophie Ramananarivo has drawn inspiration from kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, to study materials that can deform when immersed in a fluid.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
20.03.22
Metyos: A connected wearable biosensor to help weight loss
Meeting with Alexandre Boulanger, CEO of Metyos. The startup, both medtech and deeptech, is developing a personal biosensor to address the problem of the great pandemic of overweight and obesity in the world.
Chairs, Research
11.02.22
Annual call for applications of the " For women in quantitative finance " scholarship
On the occasion of the International Women in Science Day, the Chair "Econophysics & complex systems" opens the 2022 call for applications for the "CFM Woman in quantitative finance" PhD scholarship. This award encourages the careers of young female researchers in this field, where there are still few women.
Research
07.02.22
Jean-Jacques Marigo and Patrick Huerre awarded by Euromech
Jean-Jacques Marigo, researcher at the Solid Mechanics Laboratory, and Patrick Huerre, from the Hydrodynamics Laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique, received the Solid Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics prizes from the European Mechanics Society.
Research
11.10.21
Claire Dessalles, winner of the L'Oréal - UNESCO "For Women in Science" award
Portrait ©Fondation L’Oréal Claire Dessalles (X2013), a young researcher in the "Cardiovascular Cellular Engineering" Chair, is the winner of the "For...
Entrepreneurship
10.09.21
Polytechnique Ventures has already closed a third investment
Polytechnique Ventures, the seed fund created and funded by X alumni, has made its third investment less than three months after its official launch...
Research
24.06.21
Modeling aerosol flows in hospital rooms
Simulation of aerosol's propagation in an hospital room. The Covid-19 pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on hospitals in France and around the...
Research
04.06.21
When ants pilot themselves like fishing boats...
The extinction of fish populations due to overexploitation is a current problem that stems in particular from the lack of models capable of simulating...
Research
25.05.21
The physics of droplet hurdles race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg7WjY1siNY Water-glycerol droplets with various viscosities are running down a tilted track. Reproduced from Hélène...
Research
21.04.21
Call for applications for the CFM Woman in quantitative finance scholarship
The call for applications for the CFM Woman in Quantitative Finance Fellowship is now open. The first laureate was welcomed in 2020 within the "...
Campus
30.03.21
Launch of the building project of the future IP Paris Mechanical Center
The launch of the construction work on the Pôle mécanique marks a new stage in the deployment of the master plan for the campus of the Institut...
Research
17.03.21
Rigid and viscous, the truth about white blood cells
Credits : Julien Husson, LadHyX, https://cellmechanics.jimdofree.com/ In the continuation of their research on the physical properties of cells...