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When light stiffens cells
When light stiffens cells
Some fluorescent molecules used to produce microscopic images of biological processes cause the cells into which they are introduced to stiffen. This phenomenon has just been demonstrated and quantified by a collaboration involving the Hydrodynamics
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Brevo and Pennylane, two École Polytechnique’s start-ups, in the spotlight
Brevo and Pennylane, two École Polytechnique’s start-ups, in the spotlight
Brevo, founded in 2007 by Armand Thiberge (X2002) and now part of the exclusive club of French unicorns, those start-ups valued at over €1 billion. Pennylane, co-founded in 2020 by five alumni of the École Polytechnique and already a unicorn, will
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Compact plasma camera for space missions
Compact plasma camera for space missions
The Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP*), with support from CNES, has developed 3DCAM, a new device for measuring the flow of charged particles in space. It could be used on future space probes.
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