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The dynamics of extreme weather Events

… of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand and predict their behaviour. To this end, … huge that we could not miss it.” Four conditions must be met for this kind of whirlwind to be created: the plume must … it is powerful enough for the other conditions to be met,” says Sergey Khaykin. “However, we thought for a long …

Published on: Fri 23/06/2023 - 15:52

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, … at CEA List participated. “Our goal in this project was to detect leaks in the Paris water network. To do this, we …

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

Artificial radioactivity: a crucial discovery for nuclear medicine made 90 years ago

… radioactivity: a crucial discovery for nuclear medicine made 90 years ago Artificial radioactivity: a crucial … in numerous ways, particularly in the field of medicine. Ninety years on, teams at Université Paris-Saclay continue to … parents in my mother's study and hearing them say: 'We're getting a NobelPrize!' ." That was November 1935. A month …

Published on: Tue 22/07/2025 - 09:35

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 1994 and 1997. He also attended optional courses in …

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

Launch of the 2022 “Science with and for Society” call for proposals

… Launch of the 2022 “Science with and for Society” call for proposals Launch of the 2022 “Science with and for Society” call for proposals Science and society Université … is one of eight French institutions to have been awarded the “Science with and for Society - SAPS” label (Science …

Published on: Tue 18/01/2022 - 17:26

Explorations into the depths of the reproductive system

… Explorations into the depths of the reproductive system Explorations into the … in the creation of a new individual. Abstruse and sometimes mysterious, it fascinates many scientists at the … sexes and results in the birth of an individual with new genetic material; in the second, an individual produces a …

Published on: Wed 08/02/2023 - 17:00

Jean-Charles Soria: Fighting cancer on all fronts

… directed since January 2020 . Profile of a researcher who decided very early on to devote all his energy to fighting … Jean-Charles Soria. “Today, we know that it represents a plethora of sub-fragments corresponding to a good 15 diseases, … Jean-Charles Soria's research has highlighted the link between a certain number of cancers and the presence of very …

Published on: Fri 13/11/2020 - 10:26

Developing new antibiotics using gut microbiota

… Developing new antibiotics using gut microbiota Developing … against antibiotic resistance, is one of Olivier Berteau’s pet subjects at the Institute for Food Microbiology for Human … compounds. Olivier Berteau and his Chemistry and synthetic biology (ChemSyBio) team at the Micalis Institute have …

Published on: Tue 13/07/2021 - 13:31

An amazing protein that regulates the mobility of bacteria

… their movements. However, these bacteria in motion sometimes have to change direction. Jacqueline Cherfils and her … direction in a coordinated manner. Two proteins mainly determine the direction of movement of this bacteria: MglA …

Published on: Thu 06/02/2020 - 15:55

The green pea genome: when the assembled sequence sheds light on the evolution of the species

… time the genome sequence of the green pea. This work provides new information on the genomic history of this leguminous plant. In 1866, Pisum sativum L., better known as “green pea”, became the favourite subject of study of the founding father of genetics, Gregor Mendel. The monk and botanist from Silesia …

Published on: Sun 24/11/2019 - 12:45

Different states of condensed matter

… Different states of condensed matter Different states of condensed matter Research … Physicists of condensed matter at Université Paris-Saclay set out to conquer new electronic and magnetic properties of matter. “Oh! endless collage, shifting …

Published on: Wed 25/11/2020 - 16:57

Muscle physiology: How it works, therapies and other mysteries

… . Numbering 639 in the entire human body, skeletal muscles are organs whose primary function is to contract. Made up of muscle fibres grouped together in fasciculi, muscles enable the human body to move or …

Published on: Tue 16/07/2024 - 14:32