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Reconciling carbon, plant, soil, and climate
… carbon, plant, soil, and climate Research (This article was originally published in L'Édition N.19 ) As the fourth … form of gas in the atmosphere, carbon contributes to global warming. But when it is absorbed by soils, especially … soils? About one third of the Earth’s surface is land. In June 2020, members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate …
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Sports and Human Movement Sciences
… in France in this scientific field. The doctoral school awards doctorates in three disciplines: human movement … problems that may arise. Finally, the Council meets in June for the doctoral contract auditions. Executive … undertake to abide by all these rules, a commitment materialized by the signing of a Thesis Charter , jointly …
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Loïc Bertrand: Revealing previously unseen heritage knowledge through micro-imaging
… Paris-Saclay , CNRS). He studies the properties of ancient materials using micro-imaging and reveals the previously … Diploma (DEA) in materials science at the same time, which was jointly accredited by Université Pierre et Marie Curie … methods, which were in rapid development at the time. “I was interested in the preservation mechanisms in an …
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Vincent Cros: in the spintronics saga
… digital technologies. Researcher portraits Research It was curiosity that led Vincent Cros to study physics at … Paris-Cité) after his baccalaureate. During his DEA in materials science (the equivalent of a 2nd year Master's … an encounter that would prove decisive for his career: "I was extremely lucky to have Albert Fert as a professor, a …
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Jean-Pierre Bibring: a pioneer in space exploration
… a Master of Advanced Studies (DEA) in nuclear physics. "It was at this time that I had the good fortune to cross paths … missions. After a period in the United States, Michel was invited to set up a team by René Bernas, who headed up … laboratory at Orsay, the Center for Nuclear Sciences and Material Sciences (CSNSM). I joined him to complete a …
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The Chicago piles: on the trail of the first nuclear reactor
… the first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1. With World War II raging in the background, a race began to develop the … before Hitler's Germany and end the global conflict. This was the Manhattan Project. Eighty years later, Andrea Zoia, … difficulty: determining the geometry and composition of the materials used to build Fermi’s first pile. “We knew there …
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