… but not for lava flows as the wood is completely burnt away,” points out Xavier Quidelleur, who prefers the … decay of potassium-40 (40K). This assumes that potassium was present in the rocks when they were formed, that they … The team has taken various samples from lava flows, as well as a charcoal sample for radio carbon dating. “In …
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… industry sector at ENSIA, Stéphanie Baumberger decided, towards the end of the 1990s, to focus on a PhD investigating … to the ‘Les étoiles de l’Europe’ (Stars of Europe) award In 2013, Stéphanie Baumberger also decided to take on … the ZELCOR project . It involved 17 partners and its goal was to transform biorefinery waste from wood and straw into …
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… how their natural defence system works is a step forward towards discovering and understanding antibiotics for human … genome, that of Streptomyces is linear. Its centre is well conserved and at each end, we can see several genomic … how their natural defence system works is a step forward towards discovering and understanding antibiotics for …
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… Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms … quantum physics, particle physics and optics overlap, as well as in the field where theoretical physics and … Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms …
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… is to push back the limits of radiotherapy. TheraPanacea was created in 2017 and uses mathematics, physics, … artificial intelligence and treatment data to develop a software suite for analysing medical data (mainly from imaging) … inflammation of organs and their alteration in shape, as well as cases where the body does not respond to the …
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… before any living being had drawn its first breath. “We want to understand the extent to which atmospheric chemistry … model for the Earth as it is also too far from the Sun for water to be liquid. “Advances in observation techniques now … composition, temperature and mass of celestial bodies, as well as on the presence of carbon dioxide, water vapour or …
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… celebrates its tenth anniversary Research ( This article was originally published in L'Édition N.19). In 2012, … by Peter Higgs in 1964. The British researcher, who was in Switzerland when the discovery of the boson which now … describes sensitivity to the electromagnetic field), as well as the frequency of the different modes of production …
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… not attend the regional summit on the Amazon forest, which was planned a few days later in Colombia. The current media … 2005 and 2013, deforestation in Brazil declined by 70%. It was not absurd to think that the country would eventually … natural resources - forests, land, mines, etc. - as well as on the use of natural resources. In many countries, …
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… with dangers (often resulting from human activity): air and water pollution, repeated global pandemics, exposure to carcinogens and long summer heat waves are all causes of mortality. The fact that our … 20,000 other bee species, both domesticated and wild, as well as the 300,000 pollinating animal species. According to …
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… in various fields, including biology and ecology, which I was already interested in at the time." During this period, … team at the Mathematics Laboratory of Orsay (LMO), she was promoted to the post of Lecturer in this laboratory in … - Paris-Saclay (MIA Paris-Saclay). "If everything goes well, I'll eventually become an INRAE Research Director," …
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… most frequently used data in their work, the Agrilogue tool was made available online. This presentation will look at … the Opening up of data in social and human sciences: a well-organised ecosystem to support researchers (in French). … of Smilei in its ecosystem. 4-5pm J. Peloton, FINK free software : “Exploring the universe together: Open science and …
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… and explorers of (extra)terrestrial worlds This article was originally published in L'Édition n°25 . In early … that could lead to the emergence of life beyond Earth, as well as the potential indicators of extraterrestrial life, … hundreds of millions if not billions, of kilometres away. Their presentation was part of the series of alumni …
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