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Bubbles, defects and precipitates: materials in extreme conditions

… produced in non-negligible quantities by the fusion between deuterium and tritium. These elements have an impact … a periodically ordered arrangement of atoms, which are sometimes ejected on collision with neutrons released during … ions, accumulated in the environment of the material, then get into it and create bubbles that grow and weaken the …

Published on: Wed 25/01/2023 - 11:34

Aurélien de la Torre is awarded an ERC Consolidator grant

… grants. A total of €678 million in funding will be shared between 328 winning scientists, including Aurélien de la … centres”. This is the main message of F. Lovering et al. in their seminal article “Escape from Flatland” … recommendation (more stereogenic centres 4 ) was largely unmet due to the lack of efficient methods for the …

Published on: Tue 17/12/2024 - 10:14

Catalysis: a tool for green chemistry

… On 23 November 2023, chemists from Université Paris-Saclay met for the annual Scientific Day of Université's Chemistry … disciplines, such as catalysis using organic molecules or metallic elements, photocatalysis (induced by light) and … Vergne and Anne Zaparucha are members of the Genomics Metabolics joint research unit (GM - Univ. Paris-Saclay, …

Published on: Wed 29/05/2024 - 10:27

Protoplanetary disks: in the eye of the James Webb Space Telescope

… Protoplanetary disks: in the eye of the James Webb Space Telescope Protoplanetary disks: in the eye of the James Webb Space Telescope … of discoveries since then, notably regarding protoplanetary disks, the disks of gas and dust where planets form. …

Published on: Mon 22/07/2024 - 06:35

Sport and gender: What is the situation in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

… published in  L'Édition n°24 . 10,500 is the number of athletes expected at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (OG), with … played, the number of spectators and the number of athletes involved. However, women have not always been welcome. … In 1919, she became head of the Fédération des sociétés féminines sportives de France (French Federation of …

Published on: Mon 08/07/2024 - 08:13

Université Paris-Saclay and its partners at Viva Technology 2024

… leading start-up and tech event, Viva Technology, will return to Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles. Come and meet … from research conducted at the Institute of Applied Sciences and Simulation for Low-Carbon Energies (ISAS - … from research conducted at the Institute of Applied Sciences and Simulation for Low-Carbon Energies (ISAS - …

Published on: Mon 06/05/2024 - 12:00

Algorithms and the human brain (L'Edition #12)

… (Article from  L'Edition N°12 - march 2020 )   Statistical methods inspired by machine learning are becoming … certain: the process of crossinspiration between the neurosciences and machine learning is just getting started!   … certain: the process of crossinspiration between the neurosciences and machine learning is just getting started!   …

Published on: Tue 09/06/2020 - 10:06

A nanodrug for effective treatment of paradoxical inflammation - a promising arm in the fight against Covid-19?

… and so on. ”   Enveloping active ingredients to target cells more effectively In 2017, Patrick Couvreur and his … usually considered ineffective to be used as because it is metabolised by the body too quickly. To stabilise it, … nanoparticles to form a multifunctional nanodrug with a diameter of approximately 70 nanometres. After multiple tests on …

Published on: Wed 03/06/2020 - 08:44

When the mix changes

… Paris-Saclay, who are providing predictive models and methodologies to support these changes.  A carbon-neutral mix … energy when there is no wind) in order to continue to meet the country’s energy needs. “As we still have an ‘electricity whenever we want’ mindset, we need systems which respond to that demand,” says …

Published on: Thu 04/03/2021 - 13:39

James Webb Space Telescope: when astrophysicists see (infra)red

… Telescope (JWST) is the latest in a 25-year collaboration between the US (NASA), European (ESA) and Canadian (CSA) … Space Telescope, which was launched in 2003 and has completed its mission, and with which the JWST also shares the … the interstellar dust and gas from which new stars and planetary systems form. It also makes it easier to observe …

Published on: Thu 16/12/2021 - 11:36

Live from asteroid Ryugu: analysis of extraterrestrial samples using atomic force microscopy and infrared spectroscopy

… Ryugu Through their organic compounds, asteroids and comets provide scientists with crucial information on the … these small, solid celestial bodies. Chosen as the target of the Hayabusa 2 space mission, launched on 13 December … (JAXA), the asteroid Ryugu orbits in the rocky belt that stretches between Mars and Jupiter. With an average diameter of …

Published on: Wed 07/02/2024 - 14:27

Cancer, HIV and triple therapy: a complex relationship

… a complex relationship Researchers at the Laboratory for metabolic and systemic aspects of oncogenesis for new therapeutic approaches (METSY - Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Gustave … in scientific literature regarding interactions between cancer and people infected with HIV and treated with …

Published on: Mon 22/06/2020 - 09:10