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The shift towards a circular economy

… The shift towards a circular economy The shift towards a circular … their ecological transition.  With countries like France committing to carbon neutrality by 2050, people are … light vehicles,” says Bernard Yannou in astonishment. By buying back their used vehicles, companies could become key …

Published on: Wed 28/07/2021 - 08:00

Revealing the secrets of ancient and heritage materials (L'Edition #12)

… heritage, archeological, paleo-environmental and paleontological fields. In the 19 th century, Friedrich Nietzsche … assets available to the ancient and heritage materials community. IPANEMA believes that interdisciplinarity “ … in an exceptional state of preservation, having been in contact with objects of corroded copper thousands of years …

Published on: Wed 03/06/2020 - 10:15

Achille Stocchi: The true potential of pooling physics knowledge

… Achille Stocchi: The true potential of pooling physics knowledge … Paris-Saclay, CNRS) , which he has led since 2011. A commitment to education without borders As a Professor at … times a year. "These two schools are the result of personal contacts and stories of people with whom I have worked”, …

Published on: Tue 21/04/2020 - 12:34

“Covid-19: a new era for sustainable development?”: a new webinar series

… “Covid-19: a new era for sustainable development?”: a new webinar … with an interdisciplinary approach in an attempt to understand the health crisis in light of current … ever. Below you will find a taster of the discussions to come. The Covid-19 crisis: a wake-up call for sustainable …

Published on: Thu 04/06/2020 - 13:48

David Attié and Sébastien Procureur: From Saclay's water tower to the Great Pyramid of Giza

… David Attié and Sébastien Procureur: From Saclay's water tower to the Great Pyramid of Giza David Attié and Sébastien … , part of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) . That's when they first thought of using … project, supervised by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities. He contacted one of the project's coordinators, Mehdi Tayoubi, …

Published on: Wed 14/11/2018 - 09:00

Hadi Quesneville: The hidden side of the genome

… recently been appointed Inrae's Scientific Data Administrator. As a pioneer in bioinformatics, for 25 years he has … potential. He uses his expertise in both genomics and computer science in his research.  It all started with a … clear,” says Hadi Quesneville. During this time (the 1980s) he also developed a passion for early …

Published on: Fri 18/12/2020 - 17:37

Basile Gallet: Surfing fluid dynamics

… etc. These are then modelled and reproduced in the laboratory in order to better understand them. Nothing escapes the … a very theoretical way. We had to put on fireproof suits, communicate by radio and take measurements every day.” He defended his thesis in 2011 and then completed two post-docs. The first was in …

Published on: Fri 26/02/2021 - 12:38

Diamonds for quantum technologies: e-DIAMANT wins EquipEx+ award

… award Innovation Research Well known as a precious stone, diamond is also a material with remarkable … CentraleSupelec), as well as the entire French scientific community, have been interested in the NV centre, which is … on the scale of a few nanometres. Spatial resolution 1,000 times better than conventional magnetometers. Using a …

Published on: Wed 21/04/2021 - 09:48

SPARK - reducing CO2 emissions and decentralising hydrogen production

… production. Its unique process should be of interest to businesses looking to reduce their carbon footprint and … student at the “Énergétique moléculaire et macroscopique, combustion” (Molecular and macroscopic energetics, … CentraleSupélec, CNRS) , he defended his thesis in 2019 after having studied at Centrale Paris, where he …

Published on: Wed 09/06/2021 - 08:45

Lou Barreau: Observing light-matter interaction on extremely short time scales

… as part of the Dynamics and interactions: radiation, atoms, molecules (DIRAM) team, she conducts research into the … to potentially any molecule in the gas phase." Lou Barreau combines nonlinear optical methods, femtosecond lasers and … time scales during her PhD, which she carried out from 2014 to 2017 at the Interactions, Dynamics and Lasers …

Published on: Thu 10/03/2022 - 11:24

Sophie Kazamias: Compressing the infinitely powerful

… Sophie Kazamias: Compressing the infinitely powerful Sophie Kazamias: … is a professor at Université Paris-Saclay and deputy director of education for the Graduate School of Physics . A … Accelerator, laser and applications (ALEA) team of around 10 people.  Her role is to identify interesting scientific …

Published on: Thu 31/03/2022 - 17:12

Jean-Pierre Hermier: the optics of semiconductor nanocrystals

… Jean-Pierre Hermier: the optics of semiconductor nanocrystals Jean-Pierre Hermier: the optics of … optics and materials science, especially semiconductors. In 1996, he obtained his DEA (Diploma of Advanced Studies) in … their main defect until then, and prevents them from being completely extinguished . "Nanocrystals are small balls that …

Published on: Mon 26/09/2022 - 15:18