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Extreme Blazars: when particle acceleration reaches new heights

… recently conducted the first inventory of the most energetic of them all: extreme blazars. To gain a better … but researchers are not moving in the dark. Already in the 1950s, the physicist Enrico Fermi proposed several … interested in a very small fraction of blazars (≤1%): extreme blazars, “those whose emission is particularly …

Published on: Thu 06/02/2020 - 16:08

Unlocking the potential of blockchain

… (This article was originally published in  L'Édition n°16 ) Today, blockchain is being used more widely. This … Paris-Saclay are currently working on.  Bitcoin (2008) and Ethereum (2015) are the most well-known, while Zcash (2016), Tezos …

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

The LISN - a new digital science laboratory at Paris-Saclay

… are internationally recognised.  The LISN was created on 1 January 2021 as a result of merging teams from the “Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur” (Computer Laboratory for … also benefit from their work to develop new models and innovations. This continuous give and take is of great value …

Published on: Thu 22/04/2021 - 10:18

Overcoming therapeutic resistance in cancer

… Overcoming therapeutic resistance in cancer Research Targeted therapies, which first appeared during the start of the … General Hospital in Harvard. On his return to France in 2015, he set up a research group ( the genetic tumor … “For 90% of patients, the clinical benefits are there, but 100% of them will relapse and eventually not respond to …

Published on: Fri 04/06/2021 - 17:57

Mathilde Mougeot: Developing predictive models for industrial applications

… nationale supérieure d'informatique pour l'industrie et l'entreprise’ ENSIIE (National School of Computer Science for … received her engineering degree from AgroParisTech in 1987. She was interested in data science very early on and … Examples include being asked to set up the PRO ISIFAR Master’s track at Université Paris-Nanterre, a data mining …

Published on: Fri 15/10/2021 - 15:16

Beef has not had the last word

… more eco-friendly alternatives such as chicken, pork and vegetable substitutes. To implement this idea, there is an … not necessarily the best solution. Agriculture represents 19% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in France, among … for optimal use of agrarian land, animals should produce 12% of consumed protein. This proportion allows by-products, …

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

Stefan Haar: Pushing the boundaries of discrete event dynamic systems

… Stefan Haar: Pushing the boundaries of discrete event dynamic systems Stefan Haar: Pushing the … home town of Hamburg (Germany). As part of his studies, in 1990 he spent a year at Johns Hopkins University in … research potential in the field. It brings together 1,000 Master’s students each year and nearly 500 doctoral …

Published on: Thu 05/05/2022 - 15:16

Pierre Gilles Lemarié-Rieusset: From wavelets to Navier-Stokes

… Pierre Gilles Lemarié-Rieusset: From wavelets to Navier-Stokes Pierre Gilles … a competitive exam, and then at the ENS, which he joined in 1979. “At the time, among everything I was being taught, it … IUT de Cergy-Pontoise, he became an associate professor in 1988 at Université Paris XI. In 1995, he was appointed as a …

Published on: Fri 03/06/2022 - 16:33

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

… It was therefore not surprising that once he had completed his scientific baccalaureate, he decided to focus on plant biology. Following a Master's degree in population and ecosystem biology, during … where I’ve studied the decline of beech trees.” Since 2018, driven by the desire to combine functional ecology and …

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

Bertrand Maury: mathematising reality

… the CNRS. Before graduating from the Ecole Polytechnique in 1988 and embarking on a PhD, Bertrand Maury had never … related to fluid mechanics. After defending his thesis in 1995, Bertrand Maury decided to move away from a traditional … the numerical simulation of fluid and grain flows. On his return to France, he was recruited as an associate professor …

Published on: Thu 01/09/2022 - 10:27

Gravitational waves: listening to the vibrations of the universe

… issue of L'Édition  Gravitational waves were theorised over 100 years ago by Albert Einstein and can now be seen thanks to very high-tech instruments called interferometers. What interest do these waves have for scientists and … Gravitational waves were predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916, several months after he had published his …

Published on: Thu 20/10/2022 - 15:18

Camille Coron: a passion for applied mathematics

… to biology, particularly developing models for the genetics of biparental populations.  Camille Coron's daily life? Crunching numbers! This passion began in year 11 in secondary school, thanks to her mathematics teacher, … mathematics, which she discovered during her 2nd year master's at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (now …

Published on: Wed 14/02/2024 - 07:35