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L’X at VivaTech: attracting talent and establishing itself as a key player in global innovation
L’X at VivaTech: attracting talent and establishing itself as a key player in global innovation Philippe Hazet, head of the École Polytechnique X-UP incubator, outlines the key considerations behind our participation in the 2026 edition of the Viva Technology trade fair. This major global event for innovation and new technologies will take
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Chair in Mathematical Modelling and Biodiversity: when mathematics is used to understand life
Chair in Mathematical Modelling and Biodiversity: when mathematics is used to understand life Since its creation in 2009, the Mathematical Modelling and Biodiversity Chair (MMB), supported by École Polytechnique and its Foundation, in collaboration with the National Museum of Natural History and supported by Veolia, has been exploring the
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Synthesizing exotic nanomaterials at high temperatures
Synthesizing exotic nanomaterials at high temperatures Nanomaterials are much talked-about, but the methods for making them are still the subject of fundamental research, especially when high temperatures are required. At the Laboratory of Condensed Matter for Physics, a research team is exploring new
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