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π Science and technology

The Lightning Rod project: a laser beam to control lightning

Aurélien Houard, Researcher at LOA* at ENSTA Paris (IP Paris)
On March 15th, 2023
5 min reading time
π Science and technology π Planet π Industry

How to recycle CO2 using cold plasma 

Olivier Guaitella, research engineer at the Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP*)
On March 15th, 2023
5 min reading time
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π Health and biotech

How synthetic biology could help degrade plastic waste

Tania Louis, PhD in biology and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights
On March 9th, 2023
4 min reading time
π Energy π Industry π Science and technology

Hydrogen engines: an essential component in low-carbon transport

Gaëtan Monnier, Director of the IFPEN Mobility Results Centre and the Carnot IFPEN Energy Transport Institute, Luis Le Moyne, Professor at the Institut Supérieur de l'Automobile et des Transports (University of Bourgogne), Cédric Philibert, Associate researcher at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) and the Australian National University (ANU), François Kalaydjian, Director of the Economics & Intelligence Division and Hydrogen Coordinator at IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN)
On March 9th, 2023
4 min reading time
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π Digital π Economics

Zero-knowledge: the solution to privacy problems on Blockchain?

Daniel Augot, Research Director at Inria and Co-head of the Blockchain Chair
On March 9th, 2023
4 min reading time
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π Space π Energy

The use of nuclear power in deep space exploration

Pierre Henriquet, Doctor in Nuclear Physics and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights
On March 2nd, 2023
6 min reading time
π Digital π Industry

Cybersecurity flaws make French industry vulnerable

Jean-Luc Gibernon, cybersecurity director at Sopra Steria and administrator of the Cyber Campus, Guillaume Poupard, former director of Anssi, the French national agency for information systems security
On March 2nd, 2023
5 min reading time
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π Planet π Society π Videos

Car-sharing: a critical step in reducing transport emissions 

Christophe Midler, Emeritus Professor of Innovation Management at École Polytechnique (CNRS/IP Paris), Thomas Matagne, CEO and Founder of Ecov
On March 1st, 2023
4 min reading time
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π Economics

Responsible investment or greenwashing: how to tell the difference?

Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On February 22nd, 2023
4 min reading time
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π Science and technology

Origami and kirigami in the service of science

Sophie Ramananarivo, Researcher at LadHyX* (IP Paris)
On February 22nd, 2023
4 min reading time