Researcher portraits, Research
… 10-9 m). This new field is the result of several different scientific communities coming together around twenty years … challenged the law in physics that objects smaller than a wavelength cannot be resolved; physicists who succeeded in … mean that it could have applications in the field of thermophotovoltaic energy conversion, for example.” Light …
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… stop it, the virus returns within two weeks, even though it was completely undetectable,” explains Olivier Lambotte. His … depends heavily on specialist teamwork. Olivier Lambotte was the lead author of the chapter about spontaneous control … residency, he took two years of sabbatical to carry out a scientific thesis at Université Paris-Sud, about HIV …
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… Gravitational waves: listening to the vibrations of the universe Gravitational waves: listening to the vibrations of the universe Research … observation Far from being content with this success, the scientific community is looking to the future, and the … Gravitational waves: listening to the vibrations of the universe Research …
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… political, social and cultural developments. Frank Georgi was admitted to the École normale supérieure de … the 1960s, and its transition from a Christian to a secular way of thinking in a context of cultural, economic and … because it has been considered more of a militant than a scientific issue. Frank Georgi, on the contrary, thought …
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… DIONYSOS: towards an effective biocontrol solution for mildew DIONYSOS: towards an effective biocontrol solution for mildew Innovation … back to agronomic basics The first tests carried out with scientific and technical players in the field did not … DIONYSOS: towards an effective biocontrol solution for mildew Innovation …
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… is a research director at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and a researcher in experimental … did not yet know what path to take in her studies. "It was on the advice of my father, a chemist by training, that … which he said led to everything," she recalls. This was the beginning of a journey to all four corners of …
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… inactive (OFF) to the active (ON) state , and shortly afterwards the first structure of a GTPase-activating protein. … happens." Like double-sided tape With these initial scientific successes, Jacqueline Cherfils obtained funding … cell biology, brefeldin A, the only GTPase inhibitor that was known at the time. In 2003, the biologist and her team …
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… Institute (IGPS - Univ. Paris-Saclay, CNRS) , where he was its director from 2010 to 2019. He specialises in … diseases and pulmonary nanotoxicology. After completing a scientific baccalaureate, Elias Fattal began studying … to be administered using these nanoparticles in the same way that messenger RNA vaccines are administered today." …
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… graduated from secondary school in Italy, Ester Mariucci was a well-rounded student, equally interested in the … for the sciences... As for choosing mathematics over other scientific disciplines, it was obvious to me, as I found it so immediately satisfying," …
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… knowledge, contradicting the idea that religion holds back scientific reflection. Exploring Aristotle's texts She … into Latin between 1258 and 1266. Maaike van der Lugt was particularly interested in how this knowledge, ranging … initially intended for an intellectual and academic elite, was transformed and disseminated in more accessible forms, …
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… published this portrait of Gilles Dowek, who passed away on Monday, 21 July 2025. This portrait will continue to pay tribute to the scientist he was. Gilles Dowek was a director of research at Inria, a … Young People (now Planète Sciences), he immersed himself in scientific discovery at secondary school, nurturing his keen …
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Innovation
… representation based on available data. Innovation It was a meeting between two alumni of the École normale … of a product or service across its entire value chain. Scientific and technological expertise to address system limitations The start-up was founded in 2022 after being part of the Pépite (Pôle …
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