Polytechnique insights A REVIEW BY INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE PARIS
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Close-up of semiconductor manufacturing with precision machinery and microchips, symbolizing advanced technology and electronics production.
π Industry π Science and technology π Geopolitics

Semiconductors: can European industry regain ground?

Sébastien Dauvé, Director of CEA-Leti
On April 2nd, 2025
5 min reading time
Dirty Oil Contaminated Plastic Container Environmental Pollution Waste Water Disaster Ecology sea land soil dark trash spill toxic earth ocean river shore beach
π Planet π Industry

Plastics and recycling: a toxic relationship?

Bethanie Carney Almroth, Professor of Environmental Science at University of Gothenburg, Baptiste Monsaingeon, Lecturer at University of Reims Champagne-Ardennes, Florian Pohl, Leader of Emmy Noether Research Group at University of Bayreuth
On April 2nd, 2025
5 min reading time
Mulhouse – France – 16 May 2020 – Closeup of the famous fast-dealing property trading monopoly board game
π Economics π Society

Nobel Prize in Economics: the delicate balance between technology, institutions and power

Pierre Boyer, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) and Member of CREST, Héloïse Cloléry, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Bocconi University in Milan, Matías Núñez, Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) and Permanent Member of CREST
On March 26th, 2025
5 min reading time
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π Geopolitics π Space π Industry

The impact of the war in Ukraine on wheat production

Ahmad Al Bitar, CNRS Research Engineer at Centre d'Études Spatiales de la Biosphère, Veronika Antonenko, Research Engineer at Centre d'Études Spatiales de la Biosphère
On March 26th, 2025
3 min reading time
European Parliament Chamber with Empty Seats and Flags of Member States
π Economics π Industry

Omnibus Directive: a setback for the European Green Deal?

Phuc-Vinh Nguyen, Head of the Energy Centre at Institut Jacques Delors , Jacques Le Cacheux, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
On March 26th, 2025
5 min reading time
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π Planet π Space π Industry

Satellite images reveal the extent of methane leaks across the world

Marielle Saunois, Lecturer and Researcher at Université Versailles Saint Quentin and Member of Climate and Environmental Sciences Laboratory
On March 19th, 2025
4 min reading time
Concept of circadian rhythms and their importance to human health, represented by a silhouette against mechanical gears and sunlight through a window. Generated AI.
π Neuroscience π Health and biotech

How do our bodies tune into the Sun's rhythm?

Claude Gronfier, Researcher in Chronobiology at Inserm's Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon
On March 19th, 2025
4 min reading time
Powerful gust of wind symbolized by dynamic, swirling lines enveloping an open laptop that displays lines of open-source code on the screen
π Digital π Society π Science and technology

How open-source AI could modernise public services

Christophe Gaie, Head of the Engineering and Digital Innovation Division at the Prime Minister's Office, Laurent Denis, Technical Architect in the Prime Minister's Office
On March 19th, 2025
6 min reading time
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π Industry π Space

IRIS2: everything you need to know about this new European constellation

Jean-Pierre Diris , Interministerial Coordinator for France on IRIS² and GOVSATCOM
On March 11th, 2025
5 min reading time
π Planet

Climate change increases the risk of landslides

Gilles Grandjean, Co-Director of France 2030 Scientific Program Risques (IRiMa)
On March 11th, 2025
4 min reading time