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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.
Institution, Campus
28.01.20
L’X sets its priorities for 2020
L'X's priorities for 2020 will enable it to carry on with its in-depth transformation in order to assert itself as a world-class scientific...
Campus
27.01.20
L’X wins the SWERC programming contest and qualifies for the world finals
École Polytechnique has won for the first time ever the SWERC (SouthWestern Europe Regional Contest) programming competition, which took place on...
Research
27.01.20
Workshop on Economic and Financial Networks
Networks, whether economic or financial, raise complex data processing and organization problems and generate new questions regarding how individuals...
Research, Entrepreneurship
23.01.20
A micro-grid for smarter energy use
Scientists are taking a step forward in smart buildings. Their micro-grid, set at the Drahi - X Novation Center to explore smart energy management...
22.01.20
Companies go for l'X's first MSc&T graduates
École Polytechnique unveils the results of the first First Job survey of its Master of Science and Technology program, whose first class graduated at...
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...