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Doctoral students from École Polytechnique stand out in the MT 180 competition
Doctoral students from École Polytechnique stand out in the MT 180 competition
Margherita Castellano (CMAP*), Magali Korolev (CPHT*), and Kate Sorg (LOB*). Three doctoral students from laboratories affiliated with École Polytechnique were honored during the “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” local competition at Institut Polytechnique
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Physicists Adrien Fiorucci and Marios Petropoulos on France Culture
Physicists Adrien Fiorucci and Marios Petropoulos on France Culture
The two researchers from the Center for Theoretical Physics (CPHT*) were interviewed on France Culture’s “La Science au Labo” series for their work on extending the holographic principle, which could lead to a theory of quantum gravity.
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First observation of unusual DNA structures in archaea
First observation of unusual DNA structures in archaea
A team from the Optics and Biosciences Laboratory (LOB*) has identified structures called G-quadruplexes in the genome of archaea, single-celled organisms. This discovery opens up new perspectives on the study of the role of these structures and the
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