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17.03.21
Covid-19: An update on research, a year after the first lockdown in France
The month of March marked the anniversary of a nationwide lockdown in France, decided by the government to stem the pandemic of Covid-19, which...
Campus
11.03.21
Unprecedented historical collections of l'X on Google Arts & Culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn_weDO1h6A Stemming from a partnership initiated in 2019 with Google Arts & Culture, which specializes in virtual...
Campus
08.03.21
Two silver medals for l’X at the SWERC programming contest
École Polytechnique bagged two silver medals at the SWERC (Southwestern Europe Regional Contest) programming competition, its teams ranking...
Research
26.02.21
“Emotional" algorithms for artworks
Recognizing images A key problem in computer science is teaching computers to “understand” images. Traditionally this means developing algorithms that...
Research
26.02.21
First laureate of the "CFM Women in quantitative finance" grant
First winner of the "CFM Women in Quantitative Finance" thesis grant from the " Econophysics & Complex systems" Chair, Cécilia Aubrun is a young...
25.02.21
MSc&T: Two-thirds of graduates get a job before graduation
The second « First Job survey » of the École polytechnique's Master of Science and Technology (MSc&T) graduates highlights the strong appeal of the...
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24.02.21
A miniature gas sensor based on carbon nanotubes
Image Credits : Salomé Forel "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom": In a founding speech for nanotechnology, physicist Richard Feynman encouraged...
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23.02.21
The blockchain promises are more relevant than the Bitcoin frenzy - Julien Prat, Research Director (CNRS), Crest
The price of bitcoin has experienced a new surge exceeding 50,000 dollars after the car manufacturer Tesla and its founder Elon Musk declared their...
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...
Research
16.02.21
A nuclear safety issue: Modeling corium fusion
While severe accidents are extremely rare in nuclear power plants, it is nonetheless vital to be able to prevent them and, if they do occur, to manage...
12.02.21
Priyanka Das Rajkakati (X2013) joins the 2021 Forbes India 30 under 30 list
Priyanka learned about École Polytechnique during her undergraduate studies in Physics at St. Stephen's College in New Delhi, India, and decided to...
Research
25.01.21
2021, A New Space Odyssey
Space missions will accelerate in 2021, pushing back the limits of this new frontier and our knowledge of the cosmos, but potentially opening up a new...