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Campus, Sustainable Development
27.09.22
The climate emergency at the heart of the week of ecological awakening at l’X
Cilmate emergency is at the heart of the 15th Ecological Awakening Week at École polytechnique, organized from September 28th to 30th by the student association NeXt. It follows on from the mobilization of the last three classes of Polytechnic students in the face of this major challenge
International, Research
23.09.22
EuroTech Talks – Scientific lectures across Europe
The third edition of the scientific lectures series brought together Kostas (Konstantinos) Danas, research director at CNRS and professor at École Polytechnique, and Pedro Reis, professor at École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), on September 22nd, 2022, to discuss the latest studies on magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) conducted at l’X and EPFL, both partner universities in the EuroTech Alliance.
Research
16.03.22
Enhanced nanoscale imaging in liquids
Aleix Güell, researcher at Laboratory of Physics of Interfaces and Thin Films, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept grant. It will allow him to explore the commercial potential of an imaging technique that combines scanning probe microscopy and Raman spectroscopy to study materials in liquids, from battery to living cells.
Institution
24.02.22
The Mus'X lends a work of art to the MET
The piece on loan is a preparatory drawing for the Belisarius begging for alms by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). This drawing, classified as « historical monument », is kept at the mus'X.
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.
Education
03.02.22
The Mooc "Studying in France", produced by l’X, in the Top 100 Most Popular Online Courses of All Time
The Mooc "Studying in France" created by the team of the French professors at the École Polytechnique and distributed on the Coursera platform comes 77th in the ranking of the 250 most Most Popular Online Courses of All Time, established by the Mooc aggregator Class Central.
Chairs, Research
07.01.22
Daniel Lincot appointed to the Chair in Technological Innovation at Collège de France
Emeritus researcher at CNRS and former scientific director of Institut Photovoltaïque d'Île-de-France, Daniel Lincot will give his inaugural lecture at the Liliane Bettencourt Chair at Collège de France on 20 January. He will give an overview of photovoltaic energy, from historical aspects to current energy transition challenges.
Research
29.11.21
Annual workshop: state of the art in cancer research
The annual workshop "Current Trends in Cancer Modelling and Research" in November 2021 enabled Polytechnique students to come into contact with high...
Research
26.11.21
Polarised light, a new biomedical diagnostic tool
The development of medical imaging techniques during the 20th century has greatly improved diagnosis, treatment and patient care. New techniques...
Research
08.11.21
First meeting of the GDR EMILI on low temperature plasmas
Plasmas represent a state of matter in which electrons are torn from the atoms with which they are usually associated in solids, liquids or gases...
Research
04.11.21
A new scientific interest group for additive manufacturing
Mainly used in numerous industrial sectors such as transport, space, biomedical and defence, additive manufacturing is constantly developing. In order...
17.09.21
Awards for Four Group Science Projects of the X2019 Class
The 13 Group Science Projects (GSPs) selected by the education and research departments among the 113 GSPs of the X2019 class were presented on...