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X research in nuclear power: Between fusion and fission
23.02.21
X research in nuclear power: Between fusion and fission
March 11, 2021 will mark the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident, which occurred as a result of a tsunami following an earthquake on...
Salt caverns to store hydrogen?
Research
27.01.21
Salt caverns to store hydrogen?
Deep underground, France hides deposits of crystallized salts over a large part of its territory. In total, more than 20,000km² of salt, hundreds of...
Towards an understanding of the reaction of plants to the wind
Research
05.01.21
Towards an understanding of the reaction of plants to the wind
Electrical response of the "switch" MSL10 of the Arabidopsis thaliana model plant solicited by a continuous stimulation or by a stimulation mimicking...
Manas V. Upadhyay: Guiding Metals Additive Manufacturing
Research
03.09.20
Manas V. Upadhyay: Guiding Metals Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing, or 3D-printing, of metallic alloys is a revolutionary technology that has the unique ability to simultaneously build complex...
Lasers for understanding magnetic instabilities in astrophysics
Research
15.06.20
Lasers for understanding magnetic instabilities in astrophysics
Ion radiography of Weibel instability: protons accelerated by laser-plasma interaction in a first target (left) pass through a second target, itself...
A new monitor for protontherapy
Research
04.05.20
A new monitor for protontherapy
How to monitor continuously but without disturbing them charged particle beams like those used in proton therapy? By interposing as little material as...
COVID-19: Researchers and Laboratories are taking initiatives in numbers
Research
26.04.20
COVID-19: Researchers and Laboratories are taking initiatives in numbers
Laboratories from École Polytechnique have undertaken numerous research projects in order to contribute to the current fight against the COVID-19...
Tatiana Novikova laureate of the 2020 SPIE G.G. Stokes Award
Research
13.01.20
Tatiana Novikova laureate of the 2020 SPIE G.G. Stokes Award
The SPIE G. G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization is presented for exceptional contribution to the field of optical polarization. This year, the...