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Élisabeth Borne (X81) appointed Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne (X81) has been appointed Prime Minister of the French government, the first woman graduate of the Ingénieur Polytechnicien program and second woman to hold this position. She emphasized the symbolic significance of her appointment as...

École Polytechnique welcomes American students for a research internship As they participate in the Optics in the City of Light research experience program, four students from the University of Michigan join École Polytechnique’s laboratories for a two-month internship. Organized with several partners of the University...

X-Up : Candidatures ouvertes pour la prochaine promo de l’incubateur TECH de l’X Le Centre d’Entrepreneuriat et d’Innovation de l’École polytechnique recherche sa nouvelle promo pour son programme d’Incubation X-Up start-up technologiques en amorçage.

Memorial to Pierre Berest Pierre Berest, former researcher at the Solid Mechanics Laboratory, which he headed from 1990 to 2001, and professor at the Department of Mechanics, member of the High College of the École Polytechnique, has left us. Andrei Constantinescu, CNRS...

Ten years ago, the Higgs boson was discovered In 2012, a new elementary particle was discovered thanks to a worldwide scientific collaboration that included Leprince-Ringuet laboratory and Center for Microelectronics. Here is a look back at this crucial step that opened up new perspectives for...