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19.03.20
A Campus in Standby
The closing of École Polytechnique as of March 16 th and until further notice and the containment measures put in place by the French authorities has...
Institution
19.03.20
Restricted Access and Enforced Remote Working
Working from home (working remotely) is an obligation for the school’s staff, unless an explicit waiver of permission to be present on site has been...
Research
18.03.20
Covid-19 underlines China’s footprint in global value chains
The Covid-19 pandemic which is still spreading worldwide has already had huge economic consequences. It has also highlighted China’s growing footprint...
18.03.20
23 Ecole Polytechnique alumni among the economic leaders of tomorrow
Credit : European Union 2019 Every year, the Institut Choiseul identifies and ranks young leaders under 40 who play a major economic role in France...
08.03.20
École Polytechnique: Female alumni portraits
To celebrate International Women's Day 2020, École Polytechnique honored distinguished female alumni from March 2nd to March 8th. Scientists, CEOs...
Entrepreneurship
05.03.20
An app developed by l’X students offers health tips on CoViD-19
From its initial outbreaks in the Hubei province in China, the CoViD-19 (Coronavirus) epidemic, which has spread to a growing number of countries in...
04.03.20
QS ranks l’X as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 11 subjects
École polytechnique has been named as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 11 subjects according to the 2020 edition of the QS World...
Research
20.02.20
Lasers: the still very promising prospects of CPA
The chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) technique allows lasers to become ever more powerful and to take up unprecedented challenges. As soon as the...
Entrepreneurship
19.02.20
Three start-ups to beat the winter fatigue
Petit Côté : Low fat indulgence Petit Côté, the leading brand of sweet cakes made with vegetables, is an alternative to the current offer of take-out...
Research
17.02.20
Supernova reproduction in lab
Crédit : ESO/L. Calçada In 1987, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a supernova (SN1987A) explodes. Being very close to Earth, this supernova has been...
Research
10.02.20
Launch of the Solar Orbiter satellite
The Solar Orbiter satellite, before its integration into the Atlas V rocket. Credit: ESA The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter mission took off...
Campus
04.02.20
An acknowledgment of l’X’s personal development and military training
In June 2020, École polytechnique will welcome 300 teenagers volunteering to do their Service national universel (SNU), an initiative in line with l’X’s core values and its expertise in personal development and military training.