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Emmanuelle Deleporte: The photovoltaic revolution

… Emmanuelle Deleporte: The photovoltaic revolution Emmanuelle Deleporte: … Hybrid halide perovskites are crystals formed by molecules composed of an organic part and an inorganic part. They have … form of thin, light films conceivable, which could then be used to cover aircraft or cars, or become integrated into …

Published on: Fri 21/05/2021 - 15:13

Jean-Jacques Greffet: Controlling light at the nanoscale

… new field is the result of several different scientific communities coming together around twenty years ago. These included opticians who, in the 1980s, challenged the law in … turn red at 10 nanometres. “These types of particles are used in pregnancy tests and Covid home testing kits,” points …

Published on: Mon 11/04/2022 - 15:05

Frank Georgi: understanding the societal landscape through the history of trade unionism

… Frank Georgi: understanding the societal landscape through the history of … our present era more understandable," he explains. He then completed a thesis at the Centre for the Social History of … World (CHS-Paris 1), which he defended in 1994. It focused on the birth of CFDT trade unionism in the 1960s, and …

Published on: Thu 27/10/2022 - 09:37

Benjamin Brigaud: geoscience for the energy transition

… Laboratory (GEOPS - Univ. Paris-Saclay, CNRS) and Deputy Director of Education at the Graduate School … to benefit the energy transition. "As geologists, we are used to working with the energy world, especially oil companies, but actually we do not often work to support the …

Published on: Thu 17/11/2022 - 10:30

Marie Gernigon: understanding and optimising physical performance for all

… Marie Gernigon: understanding and optimising physical performance for all … Gernigon is a lecturer at Université Paris-Saclay, at the Complexity, Innovation, Motor Skills and Sports Activities … in strength and muscle mass. This can potentially be used post-surgery in athletes (reathletisation) or in …

Published on: Fri 25/11/2022 - 18:51

Marie-Luce Taupin: using statistics to explain the living world

… d’Évry and a member of the Évry Mathematics and Modelling Laboratory (LaMME - Univ. Paris-Saclay/National … Agriculture, Food and Environment, INRAE/National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business, ENSIIE/Univ. … was appointed professor at Université d’Évry where she focused on high-dimensional estimation, particularly when …

Published on: Thu 06/03/2025 - 14:50

Joël Doré: the microbiota adventurer

… microbial ecology at the Micalis Institute (Université de Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech) and scientific … plays in treating pathologies. He worked with the medical community and began by studying inflammatory bowel diseases, … that he continues to develop. "Metagenomics tools can be used to take a “molecular photograph” of intestinal …

Published on: Mon 05/10/2020 - 13:58

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

… a material with remarkable technological potential. Its defects give it original properties, in particular as … CentraleSupelec), as well as the entire French scientific community, have been interested in the NV centre, which is … NV centres into diamond anvils so that they can be used as in situ detectors. In collaboration with the SOLEIL …

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

Igor Ferrier-Barbut: Exploring light on the atomic scale

… (ERC) and the 2022 Jacques Herbrand Prize from the Academy of Science. The son and grandson of researchers, Igor … behaviour of a system containing a large number of atoms becomes very difficult when they are interacting with each … because it is, for example, very stable. It can thus be used for very precise metrology measurements. Now, we are …

Published on: Thu 30/03/2023 - 16:52

Denis David: fighting depression with new therapeutic goals

… Denis David: fighting depression with new therapeutic goals … Health (CESP - Univ. Paris-Saclay, Inserm, UVSQ) . He is committed to pushing the boundaries of research in order to … nearly 1,300 citations to date, and the Cort model is now used in laboratories all over the world".   The development …

Published on: Thu 20/07/2023 - 11:57

Bérengère Dubrulle: understanding the mechanisms of turbulence

… Bérengère Dubrulle: understanding the mechanisms of turbulence Bérengère Dubrulle: … Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, CEA) , as part of the Out-of-equilibrium systems … innovative," explains Bérengère Dubrulle. Her research focused on understanding the origin of turbulence, quantifying …

Published on: Thu 09/01/2025 - 16:05

Developing astronomy under Madagascar's starry skies

… Developing astronomy under Madagascar's starry skies … Besely, the star Rapeto and the planet Trimobe have incommon? All three of these celestial objects have names of … both had this idea of building an observatory that would be used to raise public awareness of astronomy and serve as …

Published on: Fri 18/07/2025 - 15:14