A new mandatory course on AI for the Cycle Ingénieur Polytechnicien Program students

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Through Jane, École Polytechnique supports social and community-focused projects in the green energy sector

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An optical platform for fabricating and studying nanostructures

An optical platform for fabricating and studying nanostructures Using ultra-fast laser beams, a team from the Irradiated Solids Laboratory (LSI*) has designed an experiment that allows both the creation of nanometric cavities in metal films and their study using several advanced microscopy techniques. The results

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Pink October: Peekcell, an École Polytechnique startup, offers an alternative, non-invasive cancer screening method

Pink October: Peekcell, an École Polytechnique startup, offers an alternative, non-invasive cancer screening method Incubated at École Polytechnique, Peekcell, co-founded by Gwendoline Tallec (X2013), is a Medtech company developing a urine test for the early detection of breast and gynecological cancers. Peekcell is part of Bpifrance's La French Care community

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University Fair 2025: Navigating Paths to Excellence

University Fair 2025: Navigating Paths to Excellence On October 14, 2025, École Polytechnique hosted the University Fair, bringing together six Grand Corps of the French State, fifteen international universities, and twelve French higher education institutions. Organised by the International Affairs

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