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Towards an understanding of the reaction of plants to the wind
Research
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...
Tribute to François Mathey
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...
Two research awards for Mercedes Pelegrín García
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...
The contributions of co-creation to universal design
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...
An ERC grant to understand the first moments of the Universe
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...
MAR1: First climate and environment report in the Mediterranean region
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...
4 CNRS medals in our laboratories
Research
19.11.20
4 CNRS medals in our laboratories
Each year, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (French: Centre national de la recherche scientifique , (CNRS), the largest fundamental...
Tax Reforms: Balancing Optimization and Feasibility
Research
12.11.20
Tax Reforms: Balancing Optimization and Feasibility
The design of redistributive tax policies is a recurring topic in public discourse. Who to tax, who to support? Economic theories on optimal taxation...
ERC Synergy: Antarctic Climate and the Role of the Hippocampus in the Brain
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...
See the structure of collagen in 3D
Research
21.10.20
See the structure of collagen in 3D
(a): principle of circular dichroism measurements in SHG on collagen fibrils oriented out of the imaging plane and of different polarities (pointing...
A sponsorship to promote academic activites in the space field
Research
14.10.20
A sponsorship to promote academic activites in the space field
Thales Alenia Space and ArianeGroup inaugurate with the École polytechnique the « Espace: Sciences et Défis du Spatial » academic sponsorship program...
When Mathematics serve healthcare and the environment
Chairs, Research
13.10.20
When Mathematics serve healthcare and the environment
Studying Retroactions between society and biodiversity, analysing the evolution of small bacteria population and a phylogenetic approah of cancer...