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Unlocking the potential of blockchain

… in  L'Édition n°16 ) Today, blockchain is being used more widely. This requires lifting a certain number of scientific, … Paris-Saclay are currently working on.  Bitcoin (2008) and Ethereum (2015) are the most well-known, while Zcash (2016), … a transaction and enter it into the next block. This can produce two competing blocks, one of which must be rejected. …

Published on: Tue 20/07/2021 - 15:20

When light is brief but intense

… on the phenomena and uses of femtosecond lasers. These devices, with their ultrashort pulses and ever-increasing … features, including the spectral width of emission, pulse duration and rate, energy, power and power density … units of power reaching a terawatt (TW, 10 12 W) or even a petawatt (PW, 10 15 W).    A high-performance laser …

Published on: Thu 05/08/2021 - 10:00

Beef has not had the last word

… Beef has not had the last word Research It’s a major producer of greenhouse gases, it’s bad for your health, it’s … more eco-friendly alternatives such as chicken, pork and vegetable substitutes. To implement this idea, there is an initiative that is growing in popularity …

Published on: Thu 06/01/2022 - 17:03

Stéphane Bazot: understanding the ecology of the plant-soil system

… Stéphane Bazot: understanding the ecology of the plant-soil system Stéphane … is Deputy Assistant Research Director at the Biosphera Graduate School of Université Paris-Saclay. This specialist in … It was therefore not surprising that once he had completed his scientific baccalaureate, he decided to focus on …

Published on: Fri 24/06/2022 - 10:35

MedSens or the circulation of water masses in the Mediterranean: uncovering the past to predict the future

… surrounding nations, the MedSens project, a collaboration between the Geosciences Paris-Saclay Laboratory (GEOPS - … Food and Environment INRAE, Research Institute for Development IRD) , has embarked on a journey to delve into … (O 2 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the ocean floor.   A dually sensitive circulation The Mediterranean Sea is a …

Published on: Thu 09/11/2023 - 12:37

The second rentrée solennelle ceremony at the Jean Monnet Faculty (Law, Economics & Management)

… The second rentrée solennelle ceremony at the Jean Monnet Faculty (Law, Economics & Management) The second rentrée … In his opening speech for the ceremony, the Faculty’s Dean, Boris Bernabé, recalled how “the first rentrée … everyone for having known how to “surpass themselves during a period which has made achieving success …

Published on: Mon 14/02/2022 - 17:35

Annual day of the Agroecology Network (March 25, 2022)

… Annual day of the Agroecology Network (March 25, 2022) Annual day of the Agroecology … other in a loop, in an interactive way. The afternoon was devoted to the positioning of the scientific community in … Committee is coordinated by Safia Médiène (Agronomy lab, Graduate School Biosphera). To learn more about  about the …

Published on: Fri 06/05/2022 - 15:11

The unknown inner workings that control our genes

… of sperm fertility in bulls have in common? It is epigenetics, which is the study of the mechanisms that regulate … Nestled at the heart of the nucleus of cells, DNA (or deoxyribonucleic acid) contains all the genetic information (or genome) of an individual. This molecule is organised into functional units, the …

Published on: Thu 23/02/2023 - 16:58

The Nuclear Physics Institute (IPN) listed as an EPS historic site

… Institute (IPN) has received the honour of being included in the European Physical Society (EPS) ’s list of historical sites. Research A ceremony … of welcoming Hélène Joliot-Langevin, the daughter of Irène et Fréderic Joliot-Curie, Joel Pouthas, Physics historian …

Published on: Fri 20/10/2023 - 11:10

Charging tomorrow’s electrochemical cell - L'Edition #12

… up new energy storage and conversion systems that offer better autonomy and longevity.   Last October, the Swedish Academy awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to the … applications that have revolutionised energy storage and production methods, and secured it a place of prominence in the …

Published on: Tue 23/06/2020 - 10:47

Streamer - a software platform for machine learning for data streams

… StreamOps project, financed by the DATAIA Institute in order to further develop the STREAMER platform. Their aim is … in 2014 with the European SmartWater4Europe project (completed at the end of 2017) in which Sandra Garcia Rodriguez, … the Données et algorithmes pour une ville intelligente et durable laboratory (Data and algorithms for a smart and …

Published on: Mon 29/03/2021 - 10:22

Loïc Bertrand: Revealing previously unseen heritage knowledge through micro-imaging

… using micro-imaging and reveals the previously unseen secrets of certain heritage objects. Loïc Bertrand studied condensed-matter chemistry at the ‘École polytechnique’ between … Department at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. “During this time, I furthered my knowledge of biological …

Published on: Fri 22/10/2021 - 09:25