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When the mix changes
… up the flexibility of nuclear power, the fluctuation of renewable energies and the rise of hydrogen and nuclear … and guide its energy policy, such as how we move, stay warm and produce, and the means by which we do this. … the heart of the reactor. This nuclear fission breaks apart heavy atomic nuclei, such as uranium 235 or plutonium 239, …
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Spintronics and its developments: material interfaces in the spotlight
… French physicists Albert Fert and German Peter Grünberg – awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2007 – marked the … 30% by 2030. An environmental cost incompatible with global warming and the need for energy sobriety. Consequently, a … “In spintronics, it is quite common to have fairly heavy materials, such as platinum or palladium, in which the …
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GRANDMA - the ‘Swiss army knife’ of multi-messenger astronomy
… to observing the sky. Recent detections of gravitational waves resulting from the coalescence of compact objects … observatories are scanning the heavens when gravitational waves, gamma-ray bursts or neutrinos take place. Once an … light curve highlighted in particular the production of heavy elements such as gold, platinum and neodymium through …
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Céline Masclaux-Daubresse: How autophagy in plants helps them adapt to climate stress
… developed a keen interest in plant metabolism from 1986 onwards while studying for her preparatory course for the … but also in the event of climatic stresses - such as sudden warming, lack of water, lack of light, development of … studies. “By setting up labelling experiments with the heavy nitrogen isotope 15N on the model plant Arabidopsis …
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Sébastien Descotes-Genon: exceeding the limits of the standard model of particle physics
… can be found amongst these new quarks and are particularly heavy. The researcher decided to focus his research on these from the year 2000 onwards. “I’m involved in a type of physics called ‘flavour … scientists in high-energy physics. “This experience was very enriching as I reviewed and deepened fundamental …
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