Physics

At the Laboratoire des solides irradiés (Irradiated Solids Laboratory - LSI*), Luca Perfetti's team uses the FemtoArpes instrument to scrutinize the movement of electrons in materials in real time. Based on the principle of photoemission, the instrument has received a €500,000 grant from the Île-de-France region for a technical upgrade that will enable researchers at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris to maintain their leading role in the field.

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics honored experiments capable of producing extremely short flashes of light, of the order of a billionth of a billionth of a second. These attosecond flashes can now be used to "see" the movement of electrons. The Laboratoire d'optique appliquée (Applied Optics Laboratory LOA*) has played a major role in the development of these techniques, and is continuing research in this field today. Focus on this science of the ultrafast and the infinitely small.

As quantum technologies transcend the world of science and innovation and plays a key role in finding solutions to global challenges, Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) is launching an executive education program dedicated to quantum. This initiative is the first step of the EduQuantum project, which brings together IP Paris and the Université Paris-Saclay.

IP Paris "Executive Education" offer on quantum is designed for engineers, scientists, decision-makers, company and startup CEO who are confronted with a real paradigm shift when faced with the use and manipulation of new concepts related to the quantum...

Institut Polytechnique de Paris launched today its 4th interdisciplinary center. The E4H Center will be dedicated to engineering and health.

The Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) is developing an ambitious innovation policy in order to increase its societal impact. In this context, IP Paris has launched its third call for projects to detect and support innovative projects from its laboratories.

Olivier Spitz was awarded a thesis prize by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (France’s defence procurement agency), for his work on the use of quantum cascade lasers for secure chaos communications.

Constance Duchesne was awarded a thesis prize by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (France’s defence procurement agency) for her work on cold plasma treatment for the healing and disinfection of skin burns.

On October 8 and 9, 2021, 200 researchers and doctoral students from the Institut Polytechnique de Paris welcomed more than 1,000 middle and high school students, families and visitors to discover science through fun and creative activities.

Apollon, one of the most powerful lasers in the world, will be fully available to users next year. This is the final chapter for the project launched in 2009 and led by a team from the Laboratory for the Use of Intense Lasers (LULI). On the occasion of the International Day of Light, François Mathieu, Apollon's Technical Director, casts light on this exceptional installation made in France.