A microsystem for air quality measurements in future housing
… 100 million inhabitants. For these urban dwellers, working time - or life - will be even more concentrated in indoor … However, the presence of chemical pollutants is two to five times greater inside buildings than outside. One of the most … to detect other pollutants in other mediums, such as water or soil. Références : L. Mugherli, A. Lety-Stefanska , …
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Yves Balkanski: From dust particles of the past to climates of the future
… of not only today’s climate but also that of the sometimes very distant past, going back several millions of … Since these particles are similar in diameter to the wavelength of light, they are very efficient at intercepting … But they also capture the Earth’s telluric radiation and warm the atmosphere,” the researcher adds. Dust particles …
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Emanuele Daddi: Why stars are born and then die
… galaxies and their transformation over the course of cosmic time? Why do some galaxies still make stars while others … the first to show that the merging of distant galaxies was probably a side effect of gas feedback. “Distant … interested in anomalies observed in the sky which in some way confirm this theory. First observation The researcher …
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U7+ Alliance: Universities call on G7 leaders to prioritise and advance peace and security
… resulted in violations of human rights and, for the first time in a generation, the open threat of nuclear warfare. Within this context, more than 75 university … freedom. “The world has seen significant innovation in warfare; it is now time for innovation in peace and …
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ComSciCon France: the scientific communication workshop returns to Université Paris-Saclay
… workshop returns to Université Paris-Saclay This article was originally published in L'Édition n°27. On 25, 26 and … of scientific communication. This is the programme that awaits forty PhD candidates on 25, 26 and 27 June 2025 at … to focus on practical workshops, project sessions and time for discussions with speakers specialising in …
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Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms
… Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms … Ketterle and Carl E. Wieman succeeded for the first time in producing this state of condensation which could not … Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms …
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Nabila Aghanim: what measuring the cosmos reveals
… goal? To track down any trace of signals in the cosmic microwave background to learn more about the nature of the … precision tiny temperature variations in the cosmic microwave background - the fossil radiation from the Big Bang … the satellite's first measurements. Research spread over time Astronomical time is spread over an infinitely long …
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Where is the Notre-Dame scientific project at one year on?
… Research On 15 April 2019, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was destroyed by a fire. The whole world was gripped by a sense of great loss. This included the … environments, and Paris in particular, by lead for some time. This phenomenon can be found in other old cities in …
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Julien Peloton: when computer science meets astronomy and combines with open science
… datasets. He is the principal developer of FINK, a software that saw him win the open science prize for free software in the jury’s “favorite” category in 2023. Researcher … since then. FINK is a software capable of managing, in real time, the flow of alerts per night, that are associated with …
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Micheline Misrahi-Abadou: personalising infertility treatments
… on the genetic causes of infertility has not only paved the way to "personalised" fertility treatment, a field about … and affected patients, but has also earned her several awards. Research Micheline Misrahi-Abadou developed an early … investigate the causes of infertility, a field that, at the time, was both under-researched and under-funded. "At the …
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Protoplanetary disks: in the eye of the James Webb Space Telescope
… in the eye of the James Webb Space Telescope This article was originally published in L'Édition n°24. That was two years ago. On 11 and 12 July 2022, the James Webb … spectro-imager. As a result, they benefit from Guaranteed Time Protoplanetary disks In the eye of the James Webb Space …
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