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Discover the quarterly meetings of the "Mathematical Modelling and Biodiversity" Chair, a partnership between the École polytechnique and the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle supported by Veolia and the Fondation de l’École polytechnique. These events provide a platform for sharing and scientif…

The researchers receive the François Frenkiel Award from the American Physical Society for their work at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory on the modelling of active drops moving in a fluid.

Nine students from École Polytechnique are completing a four-month research internship at the international laboratory ILANCE in Japan. Co-founded by the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Tokyo, the laboratory focuses on astrophysics, neutrino, and cosmolog…

Nineteen École Polytechnique alumni have been chosen by the French think tank Institut Choiseul in its annual ranking of the top 200 young French economic leaders, seven of them appearing in the top 100.

Nomadic Labs, one of the largest research and development centres in the Tezos ecosystem in France, and Caisse des Dépôts, a financial institution pioneering in the field of blockchain applied to banking and finance in France, are joining the "Blockchain & B2B Platforms" Chair launched by Capgemini…

The nuclear chemistry developed in the department is part of the transition of the French nuclear industry. As such, we are conducting research into the circularity of nuclear waste (Orano collaboration) and the development of fuels suitable for molten salt reactor design, in addition to essential …

A team from the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*), in collaboration with ETH Zürich and Cornell University, has identified a new physical phenomenon by which bioinspired protein droplets are able to move. This mechanism could play a role in the organization of living cells.

X2009 and a PhD in biophysics from the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*), Olga Chashchina is co-founder and CTO of Metyos, a start-up that designs connected biomedical sensors.

Olivier Blazy, professor at École Polytechnique, is the new scientific director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Defense and Security (CIEDS).He conducts his research at the  Computer Science Laboratory of École Polytechnique (LIX*), within the Crypto/Grace team, where he specializes in cyb…

The winners of the 2026 edition of the Next40/FrenchTech 120 program, which supports the most promising French startups, were announced on June 17. One in three Next40 startups was founded, co-founded, or is led by an École Polytechnique alumnus; for the FrenchTech 120, the figure is nearly one in …

The Cambridge Analytica scandal has shown that targeting technologies on online platforms (Google, Facebook, Tik Tok...) go beyond the simple sale of objects or services to invest in the realm of information. The work of Oana Goga, a researcher at École Polytechnique's Computer science laboratory (…

Held at École Polytechnique, Opération CIEDS 2024 brought together researchers, students, companies and Ministry of the Armed Forces personnel to discuss issues at the crossroads of Defense, Innovation and Industry. For its second edition, Opération CIEDS confirmed its success.

Engineering schools: The natural route is a 4th year at ISAE-Supaero, but other major engineering schools can be considered. Master: The "Science and Challenges of Space" program also leads to a 4th year of a Research Master (M2). For instance, in physics: Mention Physics, M2 course "Plas…

Gustave Ronteix (X 2014), leader of the Orakl project (1st prize), Léonie Schröder (Télécom SudParis), leader of the HUVY project (2nd prize ex aequo), Hugo Weidmann (M 2021) and Alexander Dmoch (M 2022), leaders of the Noctua Care project (2nd prize ex aequo) won the 2023 Bertrand Pivin Awards. Th…

Orange and École Polytechnique announce the signing of a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening research, innovation, and education in two key areas for digital sovereignty: artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.This collaboration brings together École Polytechnique’s academic expertise a…