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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission has detected magnetic distortions in solar wind, known as switchbacks. To better understand these phenomena, whose origins remain uncertain, a study was conducted by a network of collaborators including the Laboratory for Plasma Physics (LPP – Sorbonne University /…

Sylvie Jacquemot from the Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation des Lasers Intenses (Luli)* located at École Polytechnique, has been elected as the new Coordinator of Laserlab-Europe. She takes on the role previously held by Claes-Göran Wahlström from Lund Laser Centre at Lund University (Sweden), who…

On March 28, 2023, École Polytechnique is organising a symposium to which researchers, students and leaders of the EuroTech universities are invited to discuss their institutions’ initiatives and a common action plan to accelerate the shift towards sustainability, for a strong, sustainable…

Michel Bastide, CEO of the start-up Synaplus worked in transformation through IT (or by IT) for over 30 years before joining Synaplus in 2018 specializing in artificial intelligence technology. He shares his entrepreneurial experience, challenges, goals and ambitions.

In a research paper published in Nucleic Acids Research, an international collaboration involving the Optics and Biosciences Laboratory shows the presence of nucleic acid knots called G-quadruplexes in helminth parasites. The researchers also identify molecules that can bind to these structures.

The SPIE G. G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization is presented for exceptional contribution to the field of optical polarization. This year, the winner is Tatiana Novikova, researcher at the Laboratory of Physics of Interfaces and Thin Films* in which she heads the research group of Applied optic…

The design of redistributive tax policies is a recurring topic in public discourse. Who to tax, who to support? Economic theories on optimal taxation have been established, notably thanks to the contribution of the 1996 Nobel Prize winner in economics James Mirrlees. However, these theories do not …

President Thierry GACOIN, CNRS Research Director, ProfessorIn charge of the master's program in material chemistry and the Ph.D. track in Chemistry. 4th-year referentResearch: inorganic/organic hybrid systems, functional nano-objects, nanostructured thin films, active materials and systems, e…

École Polytechnique strongly supports the protection and transfer of intellectual property assets resulting from the work of its laboratories.Patents, software and skillsÉcole Polytechnique manages and develops its intellectual property portfolio in collaboration with other academic supervisors of …

The start-ups included in the 2023 Next40 /FrenchTech 120 lists were unveiled on February 19th. Ten of tte 40 Next 40 start-ups were created or co-founded by École polytechnique alumni. One out of five French unicorns - start-ups valued at more than $1 billion - also originated from the X entrepre…

In 2012, a new elementary particle was discovered thanks to a worldwide scientific collaboration that included Leprince-Ringuet laboratory and Center for Microelectronics. Here is a look back at this crucial step that opened up new perspectives for particle physics research.

Representation of the “Bonhomme d'Ampère” by André-Marie Ampère in 1820 (left). More recent interpretation of the Bonhomme (right).When we speak about Ampère, we associate his name with electricity: the name André-Marie Ampère was given to the International Unit of Measurement of el…

During its first period of activity, the "Data Science & Industrial Processes" Chair notably allowed for the creation of a training course in data science for students at EMINES, Morocco. The positive outcome led to its renewal for five years in the summer of 2022.

The École Polytechnique's Climate Plan sets out 10 achievable objectives for the next five years, grouped into three pillars - train and engage, develop and innovate, reduce and empower - in order to profoundly transform behaviors and contribute to the advent of a responsible and sustainable prospe…

With an excellent integration rate - 93% of X2018 graduates got a job within six months of graduation, mainly in the IT, industry and consulting sectors - École polytechnique confirms the attractiveness of its training, while maintaining a diversity of career paths between corporate careers, doctor…