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Labs and Research: Ensuring Continuity
Research
19.03.20
Labs and Research: Ensuring Continuity
Following the instructions from the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, laboratory activities (including that of doctoral...
Covid-19 underlines China’s footprint in global value chains
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...
Lasers: the still very promising prospects of CPA
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...
Supernova reproduction in lab
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...
École Polytechnique and Cisco united for the Internet of tomorrow
Research
13.02.20
École Polytechnique and Cisco united for the Internet of tomorrow
Following several years of fruitful collaboration, École Polytechnique and Cisco signed an agreement to develop their academic and research...
Launch of the Solar Orbiter satellite
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...
Chirped Pulse Amplification: 35 years later, still untapped potentials
Research
28.01.20
Chirped Pulse Amplification: 35 years later, still untapped potentials
Crédit photo : Bengt Nyman - (CC BY 2.0) Invented in 1985 by Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou , the Chirped Pulse Amplification method (CPA) paved...
Workshop on Economic and Financial Networks
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...
A micro-grid for smarter energy use
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...
How science improves video games
Research
22.01.20
How science improves video games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmLZaiSVQlY&feature=youtu.be On september 24th, 2019, École Polytechnique, along with its fondation and Ubistoft...
Maxime Grangereau, 2020 Siebel Scholars winner
Research
17.01.20
Maxime Grangereau, 2020 Siebel Scholars winner
Maxime Grangereau is an alumnus of the X2012 Class at École Polytechnique and is currently pursuing his PhD in collaboration with EDF and the Center...
Gérard Mourou elected to the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research
14.01.20
Gérard Mourou elected to the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences
Distinguished by numerous awards and honors, Gérard Mourou was recently elected as a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Winner...