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Albert Fert: The art of physics

… new to it all. But then, I realised that small ideas from a young researcher could also open up new avenues.”’  From a thesis to the discovery of GMR Albert Fert’s thesis, … Albert Fert. A collaboration quickly developed between the company and the research team. In 1988, it resulted in the …

Published on: Thu 03/12/2020 - 15:01

What is the future for research on ancient materials?

… Paris-Saclay, CNRS, UVSQ, Ministère de Culture et de la Communication) this can be achieved by taking into account … by Piet Mondrian, a Neolithic amulet, fabric samples from collections held at the Louvre Museum. This selection … ways of approaching materials. You can either start from relatively simple systems which can be simplified for …

Published on: Wed 29/09/2021 - 10:14

Bertrand Maury: mathematising reality

… A specialist in the mathematical and numerical modelling of complex phenomena, Bertrand Maury’s work results in very practical applications ranging from particle flows to the movement of crowds. He has been … awarded a 2022 silver medal by the CNRS. Before graduating from the Ecole Polytechnique in 1988 and embarking on a PhD, …

Published on: Thu 01/09/2022 - 10:27

Onima upcycles brewer's yeast onto our plates thanks to a debittering process

… products and uses yeast waste to create other foods from upcycled brewer's yeast. Giving new life to raw materials too often excluded from food systems This is what motivated the three … major obstacle soon appeared, namely the bitterness of the compound, which explains why this raw material cannot be …

Published on: Sun 22/09/2024 - 08:00

Marie-Anne Poursat: educating the mathematicians of the future

… in modelling and statistics, she is recognised for her commitment to sharing her knowledge and developing tailored … the INRAE teams. I was spending time with passionate people from all walks of life. I liked it so much I stayed." … motivates me more than solving conceptual bottlenecks!"   From INRA to University In 2000, Marie-Anne Poursat's …

Published on: Thu 03/04/2025 - 08:12

Concrete research for improved understanding of cement

… starting point for the research being carried out by a team from the Theoretical Physics and Statistical Models … – Univ. Paris Saclay, CNRS). Together with colleagues from the Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology … weakening of the electric field of water as its molecules become entrapped by the calcium ions in cement, and the …

Published on: Tue 31/08/2021 - 13:51

The closure of schools, Covid-19 and children’s mental health

… on the emotional and behavioural problems of children from the moment schools closed in March through to June … less restrictive, were put in place throughout the world to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of schools to … team of researchers, comprising mainly those from the Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public …

Published on: Wed 19/01/2022 - 14:29

Bruno Falissard: statistics serving child psychiatry

… Embarking on a career in medicine after graduating from the École polytechnique may come as a surprising choice, but that is exactly what Bruno Falissard did after graduating from the prestigious school. "It was when I met aspiring …

Published on: Thu 09/11/2023 - 13:03

International summer school at the Law Graduate School

… summer school at the Law Graduate School Education From 19 to 23 June, the Law Graduate School at Université … postgraduates, and researchers, the programme looked at “From territories to the ‘global village’: how to protect … (geography, pharmacy, political science, economics and computer sciences), with a particular focus on how best to …

Published on: Tue 27/06/2023 - 16:00

Martian soil under the spotlight of new investigations

… under the spotlight of new investigations Research (Article from l'Edition n.15 - february 2021) Space instrumentation … – will reach the Red Planet. These include the Hope orbiter from the United Arab Emirates’ space agency, the Tianwen-1 … From -3 billion years onwards, the temperature became incompatible with a sustained presence of liquid water on the …

Published on: Fri 12/02/2021 - 12:56

Data science and artificial intelligence at Université Paris-Saclay

… including a research chair programme. The University also accommodates other chairs and public-private partnerships. The … of the University, after initially being managed by bodies from the former ComUE Université Paris-Saclay (the community … sciences. The societal and ethical issues which arise from these innovations are significant and require close …

Published on: Thu 04/03/2021 - 14:58

Is the extinction of Pacific Islands species inevitable due to climate change?

… due to climate change? Research A team of researchers from the Ecology, Systematics and Evolution laboratory (ESE … fox - a large bat with a reddish coat? Or a babyrousa from the warthog family - with pleated skin? Probably very few people, because these mammals come from the Pacific Ocean islands, a very restricted …

Published on: Mon 02/11/2020 - 14:11