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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...
Entrepreneurship
26.11.20
The Executive Master on the move for high-impact innovation
The commitment of the Executive Master community to the promotion of high-impact technological innovation was illustrated on two occasions in November...
Chairs
25.11.20
Three winning projects for the 2020 Biomedical Innovation Program
Focusing on a new Covid-19 detection method, endothelial diseases and chromosomal abnormalities in oocytes, the winning projects from the 2020 call...
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...