Can roadless areas improve the conservation status of species?
… agriculture (e.g., large-scale ranching), logging, oil and gas drilling, mining, dam construction, etc. Among these …
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The origins of life: investigating exoplanets
… 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 … using a very powerful energy source. “By bombarding gas mixtures with electrons or VUV (Vacuum UV) photons, we …
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JWST witnesses the destruction of the equivalent of an ocean every month in space
… on the destruction and reformation of a large quantity of water in a planet-forming disk located at the heart of the … (100-500°C) when the Solar System was still just a disk of gas and dust orbiting our nascent Sun. To understand this … on the destruction and reformation of a large quantity of water in a planet-forming disk located at the heart of the …
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Service d’Étude du Comportement des Radionucléides - DES/ISAS/DPC (SECR)
… study of the interaction of bentonite with alkaline water C. Imbert 12/01/23 Applied Clay Science Modeling the … Chemical Geology Modelling of the evolving contributions of gas transport, cracks and chemical kinetics during … study of the interaction of bentonite with alkaline water C. Imbert 12/01/23 Applied Clay Science Modeling the …
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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 … the country must reduce its consumption of fossil fuels (gas, coal, oil) – which emit greenhouse gases – by 40% by … in France’s 19 nuclear power plants use pressurised water technology. The 32 oldest provide a maximum electrical …
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Thierry Bodineau: Coherence in randomness
… 1997. He joined the CNRS as a research fellow shortly afterwards. He received his Accreditation to Supervise Research … physics," says the researcher. “We all know the example of water, which always boils and freezes at the same temperature. In a gas, the atoms interact with each other locally, and almost …
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Mathis Duguet: Fuelling the Future with Chemistry!
… common molecules such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) or water into molecules that could be used as fuel. One of the … will be exhausted soon, but by the time that happens global warming will far too advanced. The implicit goal is to solve …
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Concrete research for improved understanding of cement
… scale. These are the weakening of the electric field of water as its molecules become entrapped by the calcium ions … manufacturing process, in particular in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while preserving the material's great … scale. These are the weakening of the electric field of water as its molecules become entrapped by the calcium ions …
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The dynamics of extreme weather Events
… dynamics of extreme weather Events Research This article was originally published in L'Édition N.21 . With … unparalleled ability to scrutinise the movements of air and water. Like fires, some of which have been extremely large … As well as lava, an erupting volcano ejects materials and gases from the Earth’s inner layers. While there are on …
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Benoît Gabrielle: The energy of the living
… on a humanitarian mission to Zaire, on the border with Rwanda, to work on drinking water supply systems and then joined the ECOSYS laboratory , … Gabrielle. "France needed to determine the greenhouse gas emissions of these biofuels, which at the time were …
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It’s now or never for ailing Earth (L'Edition #12)
… on global ecosystems and biodiversity. They are putting forward suggestions to combat the coming risks. Time is running … – biodiversity, oceans, fishing, agriculture, access to water, and health – and will be further impacted, … according to the most pessimistic scenario of greenhouse gas emission pathways. “There are about twenty centres …
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Biomimicry: When the natural world inspires scientists with new ways of thinking about energy
… When the natural world inspires scientists with new ways of thinking about energy Biomimicry: When the natural … lenses .” It also has the distinctive feature of being gas permeable. Thanks to this property, oxygen passes … and other organisms produce organic matter from sunlight, water (H₂O) and carbon dioxide (CO₂). “ Nature is a huge …
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