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For more than a century, Quantum Physics has revolutionized our understanding of nature behavior at small-scale and low-energy. Promising applications, such as quantum computation, secured long-distance communication, and analog simulation of complex problems seem to be within reach. However, there…

The experiments conducted by Cédric Thaury consist in focusing an energetic light beam on a target material in order to create a plasma, i.e. a gas of negatively charged electrons and positively charged ions.  These charges are then separated at most, creating a strong electric field capable o…

Ion radiography of Weibel instability: protons accelerated by laser-plasma interaction in a first target (left) pass through a second target, itself irradiated by another laser beam (middle and framed). The Weibel instability induced there by energetic electrons (blue trajectories) generates magnet…

The chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) technique allows lasers to become ever more powerful and to take up unprecedented challenges. As soon as the laser was invented in 1958, Gordon Gould described in his patent many applications that have emerged today, such as welding, drilling or telecommunicati…

The kick-off meeting of the E4C 2023 International Student Challenge took place on February 1st. The new edition of the challenge is labelled « Save the ernegy, save the world ». Participants will have to to create projects which responds to the following question: What solution would you adopt to …

Created to support various scientific activities associated to the field of cosmology, the Alexander Friedmann Fund was launched on December 05, 2022 by the first Colloquium Friedmann. Frank Eisenhauer from Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (Germany) inaugurated these conferences by…

The launch of the construction work on the Pôle mécanique marks a new stage in the deployment of the master plan for the campus of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), which is designed to improve the working and living environment of its students, teacher-researchers and staff, while at…

The launch of Polytechnique Ventures, an investment fund created and managed by X alumni is broadening the range of École Polytechnique's entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem The fund, which has closed an initial round of financing of €20 millions, enriches the innovation and entr…

The Solar Orbiter satellite, before its integration into the Atlas V rocket. Credit: ESAThe European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter mission took off the night of February 9 to 10 from Cape Canaveral. Like her American sister Parker Solar Probe, she will get closer to the Sun at such a short dista…

Director-General of École Polytechnique since October 5th, 2022, Laura Chaubard will also act as acting president of the School's Board of Directors, with effect from September 17th, 2023.

During the Council of Ministers meeting of October 5, 2022, Laura Chaubard (X99), Engineer General of Armaments, has been appointed Director General at École Polytechnique, effective immediately. She succeeds François Bouchet (X86), Engineer General of Armaments, senior class, who has been…

Following the Council of Ministers meeting of Monday, October 5th, 2022, Laura Chaubard (X 1999) was appointed Director General of École Polytechnique. She takes on the role previously held by François Bouchet, engineer-general of Armament, senior class (IGHCA).

This article is a partial translation of an article published on the École Polytechnique Foundation website on 20/10/2021.After a PhD thesis devoted to the coupled study of strain and temperature fields at the microstructural scale of metallic materials at the Mechanics Laboratory of the University…

Le Wagon, co-founded by Sébastien Saunier (X 2004) has raised 17 million euros in its first round od funding since its launch seven years ago. The proceeds will help the start-up to consolidate its leadership in the highly competitive market of web development intensive courses.Le Wagon is offering…

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