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ERC grant on the role of social interactions in demography
Research
Facile
10.01.22
ERC grant on the role of social interactions in demography
Pauline Rossi, associate professor of economics at the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant which will enable her to set up a research team on the role of social interactions in population dynamics.
Daniel Lincot appointed to the Chair in Technological Innovation at Collège de France
Chairs, Research
07.01.22
Daniel Lincot appointed to the Chair in Technological Innovation at Collège de France
Emeritus researcher at CNRS and former scientific director of Institut Photovoltaïque d'Île-de-France, Daniel Lincot will give his inaugural lecture at the Liliane Bettencourt Chair at Collège de France on 20 January. He will give an overview of photovoltaic energy, from historical aspects to current energy transition challenges.
CNRS Gold Medalist Jean Dalibard at École polytechnique
Research
16.12.21
CNRS Gold Medalist Jean Dalibard at École polytechnique
Jean Dalibard is a physicist, researcher at the Kastler Brossel laboratory of the École normale supérieure, professor at the Collège de France and...
Global Student Challenge on Generative Models of Financial Markets
Research
15.12.21
Global Student Challenge on Generative Models of Financial Markets
The " Generative Modelling for Financial Losses " challenge was attended by nearly 300 students from masters' degrees specialising in finance and data...
Looking back on the 12th European Symposium on Cubesats
Research
01.12.21
Looking back on the 12th European Symposium on Cubesats
With their low-cost and public technologies, small satellites were at the heart of the discussions from 24 to 26 of November at the 12th European...
The quest for better science: an interview with John Ioannidis
Research
30.11.21
The quest for better science: an interview with John Ioannidis
The Laboratoire d'informatique de l'X and the Centre interdisciplinaire Hi! PARIS jointly organised a visit to the École polytechnique on 10 November...
Annual workshop: state of the art in cancer research
Research
29.11.21
Annual workshop: state of the art in cancer research
The annual workshop "Current Trends in Cancer Modelling and Research" in November 2021 enabled Polytechnique students to come into contact with high...
Polarised light, a new biomedical diagnostic tool
Research
26.11.21
Polarised light, a new biomedical diagnostic tool
The development of medical imaging techniques during the 20th century has greatly improved diagnosis, treatment and patient care. New techniques...
Marcel Filoche awarded for his work on localization of waves
Research
23.11.21
Marcel Filoche awarded for his work on localization of waves
Waves, whether they are travelling across the surface of the water or sound waves that reach our ears, generally have the property of propagating and...
Proving that one knows a secret without revealing it, the future of blockchain?
Research
18.11.21
Proving that one knows a secret without revealing it, the future of blockchain?
At the beginning of 2009, bitcoin was created, a fully digital currency based on blockchain technology. However, a blockchain offers few guarantees of...
First meeting of the GDR EMILI on low temperature plasmas
Research
08.11.21
First meeting of the GDR EMILI on low temperature plasmas
Plasmas represent a state of matter in which electrons are torn from the atoms with which they are usually associated in solids, liquids or gases...
A new scientific interest group for additive manufacturing
Research
04.11.21
A new scientific interest group for additive manufacturing
Mainly used in numerous industrial sectors such as transport, space, biomedical and defence, additive manufacturing is constantly developing. In order...