An international collaboration involving the Irradiated Solids Laboratory has just published a paper in Physical Review Letters detailing the mechanisms at work for detecting circularly polarised light using spin-optoelectronic devices called spin photodiodes.
La Fabrique Défense is the defense industry's most important event and aims to contribute to the development of a European strategic culture among young people. Discover the 4 X-Novation start-ups that participated at the show to promote the Defense Tech.
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 prosperity.
The École Polytechnique is accelerating its commitment to the ecological transition with the publication of its Climate Plan. This plan integrates sustainable development into its fundamental missions of training, research and innovation and into the operation of its campus.
As part of the "Responsible Business Education Awards", the Financial Times has rewarded Alexis Louaas and Pierre Picard for their work on insurance mechanisms to help farmers in developing countries.
On Monday, January 24 and Tuesday, January 25, nearly 2,000 students from the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, including 1,000 Polytechniciens, 160 companies, and international Schools and universities came together for a Forum in a hybrid format. The program included workshops, conferences, interviews and virtual networking.
The Brockmann Foundation and l’X signed an agreement to provide a new scholarship for Mexican students. Awarded once a year, this scholarship will allow an eligible candidate to enroll in one of the School's eight Master's degree programs of Science & Technology.
Pauline Rossi, associate professor of economics at the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant which will enable her to set up a research team on the role of social interactions in population dynamics.
Emeritus researcher at CNRS and former scientific director of Institut Photovoltaïque d'Île-de-France, Daniel Lincot will give his inaugural lecture at the Liliane Bettencourt Chair at Collège de France on 20 January. He will give an overview of photovoltaic energy, from historical aspects to current energy transition challenges.
The start-up PayFit, co-founded by Florian Fournier (X2013), has announced that it has raised €254 million, valuing it at over $2 billion and making it the 23rd French unicorn.
The French government launches its quantum computing platform as an extension of the Quantum Plan presented in the fall of 2021. Several start-ups launched by X's alumni took on on the challenges of quantum computing.
The 2021 edition of the European Venture Program, dedicated to boosting entrepreneurship and innovation of the EuroTech partner universities, was partly organized by École Polytechnique and the Drahi X Novation Center alongside Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).
