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DYMCOM - From laboratory to beyond Earth, Quantum regimes and near thresholds dynamics probed by theory and experiments.

… DYMCOM - From laboratory to beyond Earth, Quantum regimes and near … dynamics probed by theory and experiments. … Dynamical Methods for COld Molecular collisions, from laboratory to … the many difficulties that prevent rapid progress, and describe the experimental and observa­tional challenges.  …

Published on: Fri 10/01/2020 - 10:20

Patricia Garnier: Unlocking the super purifying powers of soils

… Patricia Garnier: Unlocking the super purifying powers of soils Patricia … science specialist. She develops mathematical models to better understand the ability of these layers to dissipate … used in agriculture, such as fertilizers or pesticides. The challenge is to conserve soil fertility and …

Published on: Sat 07/12/2019 - 19:19

CESAER – Best Idea – A promising first selection phase

… CESAER – Best Idea – A promising first selection phase CESAER – Best Idea – A promising first … In September 2020, CESAER launched the Best Idea competition, which aims at fostering innovative projects in … Marc Zolver, UPSaclay representative for CESAER, describes the competition in more detail: "There is an …

Published on: Thu 06/05/2021 - 08:52

Bubbles, defects and precipitates: materials in extreme conditions

… Bubbles, defects and precipitates: materials in extreme … produced in non-negligible quantities by the fusion between deuterium and tritium. These elements have an impact … ions pass through the material and create displacement cascades: they collide with the nuclei of the atoms they meet and …

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

Aurélien de la Torre is awarded an ERC Consolidator grant

… 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 … in 2009 and which induced a paradigm shift in drug design. The first recommendation (higher proportion of Csp3) …

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

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

… James Webb Space Telescope: when astrophysicists see (infra)red James Webb … Telescope (JWST) is the latest in a 25-year collaboration between the US (NASA), European (ESA) and Canadian (CSA) … was led by CEA under the guidance of CNES.  The design, construction and assembly of MIRIm was carried out …

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

Odile Stephan: Exploring the nanoworld

… Odile Stephan: Exploring the nanoworld Odile Stephan: Exploring … to explore matter like never before.  Then both a competitive athlete and an accomplished pianist, Odile Stephan … Centre for nanoscience and nanotechnology – C2N, from the Interface and Thin Film Physics Laboratory – LPCIM and the …

Published on: Wed 12/05/2021 - 12:21

Nathalie Carrasco: Replicating extraterrestrial phenomena to understand the emergence of life on Earth

… Nathalie Carrasco: Replicating extraterrestrial phenomena to … Research Nathalie Carrasco is a research professor in planetary science at the Atmospheres, Environments, Space … my skills as a chemist.” She obtained her ‘Habilitation à diriger des recherches’ or HDR (authorisation to direct …

Published on: Fri 03/09/2021 - 08:53

The challenge faced by distribution networks resulting from electric cars

… The challenge faced by distribution networks resulting from … distribution system operators (DSOs) who must avoid destabilisation of the systems. As Felipe Gonzalez Venegas …

Published on: Thu 23/09/2021 - 16:19

The Quandela journey: from single photons sources to quantum computers

… The Quandela journey: from single photons sources to quantum computers … unit stores data in binary form (0 or 1) depending on whether an electric current is flowing through a circuit. A sequence of bits (i.e. a string of 0s and 1s) then provides a given piece of information, which is transformed by …

Published on: Fri 29/11/2024 - 11:00

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

… Live from asteroid Ryugu: analysis of extraterrestrial … Ryugu Through their organic compounds, asteroids and comets provide scientists with crucial information on the … back on the return journey, landing in the Australian desert in December 2020. The samples were then sent to …

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

Making mental illness visible – a challenge for MRI

… Making mental illness visible – a challenge for MRI Making mental … for which researchers Paul Lauterbur (from America) and Peter Mansfield (from the UK) were awarded the Nobel Prize … them, much in the same way as a flick of a wrist would destabilise a spinning top without making it fall. The …

Published on: Fri 28/01/2022 - 14:52