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31.05.21
50 years of particle physics with IN2P3
Reynald Pain, director of IN2P3, at Ecole polytechnique, May 19th 2021 “Exploring the two infinities” is how Reynald Pain describes the mission of the...
Research
28.05.21
École Polytechnique fills the space at SpaceConnect'21 on June 24
SpaceConnect'21, an event dedicated to the European space community, will take place in a hybrid format on June 24 in Meudon with a strong involvement...
28.05.21
The First Employment Survey highlights a strong contribution to growth, innovation and research in France
The 2021 edition of the First Employment Survey of graduates of the Ingénieur Polytechnicien Program of the École Polytechnique shows that nearly half...
Research
27.05.21
Josselin Garnier receives the Grand Prix Scientifique of the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation
What do an earthquake, a sonar at sea and a laser shot into the atmosphere have in common? All three emit waves which, as they travel through these...
27.05.21
L’X takes part in a transatlantic dialogue on changing work environments
The American Chamber of Commerce in France ( AmCham*) invited the leaders of four prestigious higher education institutions from both the US and...
25.05.21
L'X and Télécom Paris launch an online specialization course on business digitalization
Designed and developed by academics from École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris, the "Digital Business" specialization course is the first to be...
Research
25.05.21
The physics of droplet hurdles race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg7WjY1siNY Water-glycerol droplets with various viscosities are running down a tilted track. Reproduced from Hélène...
Research
20.05.21
Second harmonic generation on an extreme ultraviolet source
Main chamber of the XUV source at the Applied Optics Laboratory. In green, an alignment beam. Photons that make up light are usually rather solitary...
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10.05.21
A laser lightning rod
Credit : Pix Videos Production Company Guiding lightning by laser. This could be a superpower. However, this is not a science fiction scenario, but...
Research
05.05.21
A mathematician trained at l’X in the 2021 list of Forbes 30 Under 30
Congratulations on your inclusion in the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 - Europe list. According to you, what are the key factors of this nomination? Thank...
Research
28.04.21
Shedding light on the muon’s magnetic moment puzzle
Has the Standard Model, the theory of particle physics, broken down? Physicists have been asking this question since the publication of the first...
Institution
28.04.21
“Napoleon & École Polytechnique”: An Online and In-House Exhibition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ANqUjoVoc0 On the occasion of the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon I, École Polytechnique and its museum, the Mus...