Vignesh Kannan, a young researcher at the Solid Mechanics Laboratory (LMS*), is leading a research team investigating a fundamental question: how can we explain the behavior of materials when subjected to extreme dynamic conditions?
Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation, Sustainable Development
Radiant is a rapidly growing green tech start-up that specialises in producing carbon-free heat for industrial use. It won first prize in the European Stage Two competition, representing École Polytechnique, and successfully raised funds at the end of last year. Meet its two founders: Thomas Delhon, an aerospace engineer, and Alexandre Meurisse, a former PhD student at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) laboratories. They received support from École Polytechnique's X-UP incubator, which provided a springboard for their success.
The signing of the new contract on 22 January 2026 brings Waseda University, one of Japan’s leading higher education institutions, into the circle of École Polytechnique’s official selected Japanese partners, further increasing opportunities for students and researchers to connect, collaborate, and inspire one another.
Enceladus is one of the moons of the planet Saturn. A study led by researchers at the Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP*) reveals that the magnetic interaction between the two bodies extends over much greater distances than previously known—more than 500,000 kilometers. This finding was made possible by data from the Cassini mission.
Scientists at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*) and the Laboratoire de physique et mécanique des milieux hétérogènes (PMMH*) have discovered a new phenomenon that allows fibers to be sorted according to their size in microscopic fluid flows.
École Polytechnique ranks first among Engineering Schools in the ranking of cooperation between higher education institutions and businesses published on February 5 by News Tank and Emerging. The institutions ranked were evaluated on two criteria: the employability of their graduates and the quality of their cooperation with partner companies.
École Polytechnique hosted the third edition of the international scientific conference “Réflexions,” organized by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, of which École Polytechnique is a founding member. The Energy4Climate interdisciplinary research center and renowned researchers associated with École Polytechnique—Philippe Drobinski, Céline Guivarch, and Mathieu Xémard—led the roundtable discussions at this third edition.
Nearly forty teaching and research positions are open for recruitment at École Polytechnique for the 2026 campaign. Ten disciplines are involved, including physics, applied mathematics, and computer science. This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic ecosystem comprising 23 research laboratories and cutting-edge technologies alongside experts from other leading organisations, such as the CNRS, INRIA and INSERM.
École Polytechnique Bachelor's program (BX) ranked first in its category for the second consecutive year in the list of French Engineering School Bachelor's programs published by Le Figaro Étudiant. The EPITA Bachelor's program in Cybersecurity, in partnership with École Polytechnique, confirmed its second place in its category.
Named “AI for Markets and Quantitative Investments” (MaQI), this new master's program complements École Polytechnique's AI training offerings. It aims to help position France as a center of excellence in finance training in the age of AI. The program will begin in September 2026.
École Polytechnique has confirmed its top position in the annual ranking of French engineering schools published by the specialist magazine L’Usine Nouvelle. L’X confirmed its top position in two of the four indicator categories in this ranking: internationalization and the integration of its students into professional life. It also secured first place in research, a category in which it ranked third in 2025.
From middle school to higher education, a variety of support measures can be implemented to encourage and assist women in achieving success in science. On Monday, 26 January, Juliette Toumelin (Head of the Equal Opportunities Division within the Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Responsibility Department) and Antigoni Alexandrou (CNRS Research Director at LOB) discussed the mentoring programmes available at École Polytechnique and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.
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