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David Elbaz: The Big Bang, and after that?
… takes us with him tens of billions of light-years away, where everything began, and where stars are born and … is the history of light. Interferometry, which combines the wavelengths of light, makes it possible to obtain … that is much more massive than it is? "We think that when material is 'eaten' by the black hole, part of it is thrown …
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Probiotics to prevent respiratory infections in the elderly
… the lungs Age affects the respiratory system in three main ways. The first is of a mechanical nature. The lungs lose … to expel particles and pathogens which may have made their way into the respiratory tract, thereby increasing the risk … Vinciane Saint-Criq. Researchers sometimes recover excess material, with the patient's agreement, and use it to study …
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Claire Gaudichon: Stable isotopes to track dietary proteins in the body
… digestibility of milk and yoghurt proteins in humans. “It was during this period that I discovered the use of stable … to start a post-doc in England as initially planned. I wanted to return to the academic world, but this experience … This is methodologically more complex and requires material to be recovered directly from the small intestine. …
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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 , … biofuels enhance lignocellulose, the generic plant raw material from residues or crops dedicated to biomass. … on a humanitarian mission to Zaire, on the border with Rwanda, to work on drinking water supply systems and then …
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Fabrice Gatuingt: Predicting the resistance of constructions
… (LMPS), Fabrice Gatuingt is a member of the Structures, Materials, Environment: Interactions and Risks (OMEIR) team, … of this new laboratory at Université Paris-Saclay, which was created in early 2022. With more than 200 people, the … path were in line with the scope of Paris-Saclay, as he was interested in technology and attended a 2-year …
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ION-X start-up: from nanotechnology to spacecraft propulsion
… in collaboration with Airbus Defence and Space (ADS). ION-X was born from the meeting of Jacques Gierak, a research … a substrate. It is used to verify compliance and prevent material failure in the semiconductor field. The scientist … ionic liquids used as fuel for space thrusters. In 2017, he was asked by the Centre national d'études spatiales …
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Diagante: improving the preservation of solid samples
… ensures its accuracy," adds Cécile Chevalier. TISSUtainer® was originally developed for bone and joint infections. … Diagante paid close attention to the quality of its raw materials in order to prevent any factors that could … of their product. But, like all infectious healthcare waste, the vials are collected and treated, and often …
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EikoSim improves digital simulation
… start-up EikoSim is developing digital simulation software to reduce the costs and testing times of structural … in mechanical engineering, followed by a Master's in materials mechanics, graduating in 2009. They each completed … Paris-Saclay) . "I developed software for research demonstration purposes, focusing on the …
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Laurent Daniel: characterising and modelling the behaviour of materials
… Daniel: characterising and modelling the behaviour of materials Laurent Daniel: characterising and modelling the … initial performance. Paris-Saclay before its time Research was not an early vocation for Laurent Daniel. "During my … constructive debate with partners from around the world. I was drawn to it and have never regretted it. " After …
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ERC Advanced Grants 2025: Three scientists affiliated with Université Paris-Saclay receive grants
… regions of sex chromosomes no longer exchange genetic material, as is the case with the X and Y chromosomes in … with numerous independent evolutionary transitions towards suppressed recombination and ages that vary … carbonates as tracers of the oxygen-18 content of meltwater and, consequently, of ice-sheet dynamics. To this end, …
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Laurie Calvet: From transistors to bio-inspired nanotechnology
… on the study and understanding of new devices and materials used in nanotechnology. Today, one of her main … functions to create new computing machines. Laurie Calvet was born in America and received a comprehensive academic … under the supervision of Mark Reed. The physicist, who was the first to coin the phrase “quantum dot” to describe a …
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