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Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D-printing, has been gaining momentum in the last few years to build or repair industrial pieces for a large range of applications, from aerospace to healthcare. It involves reading a 3D…

Thanks to a high-powered laser installed on the summit of Säntis (Switzerland), a European consortium led by the Laboratoire d’optique appliquée has succeeded in influencing the trajectory of lightning. These results are published in the…

The École Polytechnique campus is hosting the Paris-Saclay Spring 2022, the 5th edition of the annual event dedicated to innovation and entrepreneurship on the Plateau de Saclay, co-organised by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. This…

Thomas Clausen, a professor at Ecole Polytechnique and a researcher at the Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'X (LIX*) focusing on computer networks, has been awarded the honorary title of Distinguished Contributor by the Computer Society of…

Eurographics, the European professional Computer Graphics association, awarded a prize to Marie-Paule Cani, Professor at École polytechnique and researcher at the Computer Science Laboratory.Marie-Paule Cani is an expert in Computer…

A study on the mechanical properties of white blood cells has been carried out in collaboration between the Hydrodynamics Laboratory at École Polytechnique and the Institute of Physical Chemistry at Université Paris-Saclay. It makes the…

Two students (X2021) completed the civil training part of the Ingénieur Polytechnicien program in Yamoussoukro, at the high school Mamie Adjoua, and at INP-HB. To both, the training represented an opportunity to engage as citizens and to…

The French economic magazine Challenges has published its annual ranking of the 100 start-ups to invest in in 2002. Ten start-ups from the Polytechnic community, founded by former students of the School and/or incubated in its X-Novation…

A study carried out at Ecole Polytechnique's Hydrodynamics Laboratory by Sophie Ramananarivo has drawn inspiration from kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, to study materials that can deform when immersed in a fluid.In the fable…

Organized by the student association X’Srael, this year’s Tech Trip invited École Polytechnique’s students to discover Israel’s dynamic start-up scene and the region’s rich culture. Forty-two students participated in the journey, setting…