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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...
Research
16.12.20
Tribute to François Mathey
François Mathey, born in 1941, was a committed chemist from an early age. He took a place at the École Polytechnique (X 1961) and, upon finishing his...
Research
15.12.20
Two research awards for Mercedes Pelegrín García
Operational Research (OR) is the science of decision making, mathematical optimisation and modelling. It focuses on the optimal resolution of decision...
Research
14.12.20
The contributions of co-creation to universal design
Since the adoption of the European Accessibility Act in 2018, industrial players have been encouraged to apply the principles of universal design and...
Entrepreneurship
10.12.20
Innovation in Covid-19 times: Codi, the new work from home alternative
Christelle Rohaut, alumni of the Ingénieur Polytechnicien Program, says the innovation competitions she participated in while studying at l’X were a...
Research
09.12.20
An ERC grant to understand the first moments of the Universe
Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is a physical theory that describes the strong interaction, one of the three fundamental forces of the Standard Model of...
Research
07.12.20
MAR1: First climate and environment report in the Mediterranean region
Credit: SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE In order to assess the best available scientific knowledge on climate and...
Institution
03.12.20
Former French President Giscard d’Estaing (X44) dies at 94
With the death of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926-2020), the line of presidents of the French Republic who were polytechnicians died out for the time...
26.11.20
U7+ Alliance Presidential Summit 2020: Intergenerational justice high up on the agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp6egT_v5lw École Polytechnique is a founding member of the U7+ Alliance, which has been launched under the patronage...
Chairs
23.11.20
IP Paris and Accenture enter into a five-year strategic partnership
Planned for an initial five-year period, the "Technology for Change" Chair aims to accelerate and support ecological, economic, social and societal...
10.11.20
Designing a Resilient Europe – EuroTech Alliance High Level Event 2020
The annual conference of EuroTech Universities Alliance took place on the 10 th of November 2020. The Keynote speech was given by Thierry Breton...
Research
05.11.20
ERC Synergy: Antarctic Climate and the Role of the Hippocampus in the Brain
Photo credit: left: NASA - GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio Antarctica; right: images of colored neurons observed by the collaboration of the...