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On its way to study Mercury, the BepiColombo probe flew over Venus. On board, the MSA instrument, for which the Plasma Physics Laboratory contributed to the design, detected carbon and oxygen ions escaping into space from the Venusian atmosphere. A first in this region.

Yanlei Diao, a Professor at the Computer Science Laboratory of the École Polytechnique, develops new algorithms and methods to analyse and extract useful insights from data. Her work funded by the European Research Council is conducted in collaboration with major research institutions and industria…

In the famous Star Wars film released in 1977, a scene shows Luke Skywalker learning the art of Jedi combat from his mentor Obiwan Kenobi. Using his lightsaber, he must block the shots of a probe that is flying around him. At the end, Obiwan places a helmet on his padawan's head, making him bli…

An ecological packagingLéon Rembotte and Thomas Metzger won 3rd prize for tackling an issue related to waste generated by food packaging, which is mostly made from non-biodegradable products from the petrochemical industry. The two students looked in particular for an alternative to the packaging u…

Biomass (organic matter of plant origin) is a tremendous resource - often renewable - for developing alternatives to the fossil fuels from which chemistry is largely derived. Solutions for transforming it into useful molecular building blocks for fine chemicals - and energy - are among the prioriti…

              Container ships are now the most polluting population of ships on the planet. They alone are responsible for 1% of global CO2 emissions. BlueNose aims to reduce their environmental impact by installing retrofit structure…

The École Polytechnique leadership team is composed of several Boards and Committees, namely: the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Pre-Planning Committee, and the Post-Planning Committee.

Nicolas Mottis and Cécile Chamaret during the graduation ceremony of the 3rd class of the Executive MasterAt the origins of the Executive Master, which he has directed since its launch, Nicolas Mottis, professor in the Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Department, wanted to entrust Céci…

X-Novation offers corporate mentoring as part of its X-Up intensive program. During incubation, one day is dedicated to mentoring. Start-ups meet with former X students, with the aim of finding 2 to 3 mentors with complementary profiles to support them in their project. These mentors are…

École Polytechnique’s Bachelor’s program (BX) tops the French Figaro newspaper special issue on higher education first ranking of Engineering Schools’ Bachelors. The Cybersecurity Bachelor's program at EPITA, of which École Polytechnique is a partner, ranks second in its category. Le Figaro Etudian…

For the 5th year running, the Chair “Econophysics and Complex Systems” is receiving applications for the CFM Women in Quantitative Finance scholarship, which provides funding for a doctoral thesis pursued by a top candidate. Natascha Hey, the 2022 laureate, describes her work on video.

The call for applications for the CFM Woman in Quantitative Finance Fellowship is now open. The first laureate was welcomed in 2020 within the "Econophysics & complex systems" Chair, at the origin of this distinction. The thesis grant of 2250 euros per month supports the early career …

The École Polytechnique site, which is part of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris campus, offers students, researchers, staff and visitors a wide range of services, facilities and activities that offer a dynamic campus life.

Technologies to stem the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere are a priority in many strategic academic and industrial areas. The Chemistry Department offers a number of related topics, from the most fundamental aspects of removing CO2 from the atmosphere by direct capture (DAC), to C…

The École Polytechnique campus offers many services including two restaurants and cafeteria, a bank, post office and other convenientservices.