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Archaeology and chemistry: a new look at testimonies from the past

…  n°27 . Many archaeological and historical studies have been given a new lease of life thanks to advances in chemistry … specialities. " There is no such thing as 'soft' or 'hard' sciences; they are simply sciences ," he says. … context. " The idea is to identify all the peptides, or pieces of protein, that make up a sample, so we can …

Published on: Wed 30/07/2025 - 07:30

Safer, More Reliable and More Agile Drones

… article was originally published in  L'Édition No.17 ) When used alone or several at once, professional civilian … we have developed does not change the structure nor the design of the system. This ensures that the allocated … the SIAM (Signal, Image, Automatism) team at the Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Complex Systems Laboratory …

Published on: Fri 14/01/2022 - 18:08

Fermented products: the promise of healthier, more sustainable food?

… accounts, the process of fermentation has been known and mastered since at least the Neolithic age, a key period at … The official list of ferments currently used includes around a hundred bacteria and slightly less species of … crops. To this end, the project includes a collaborative science component, in the form of a living lab - a place …

Published on: Tue 01/04/2025 - 14:01

A better understanding of urban microclimates: a challenge to cope with climate change in cities

… A better understanding of urban microclimates: a challenge to cope with climate change in cities A better … This figure will continue to rise over the coming decades, with the number of city dwellers set to almost double … team from the Laboratory for Climate and Environmental Sciences (LSCE - Univ. Paris-Saclay/UVSQ/CNRS/French …

Published on: Wed 02/07/2025 - 14:34

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

… By becoming the first to produce radioactive elements, the two scientists paved the way for them to be used … creation of radioelements opens up a new field in the science of radioactivity ," declared Irène Joliot-Curie in … creation of radioelements opens up a new field in the science of radioactivity ," declared Irène Joliot-Curie in …

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

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

… Sport and gender: What is the situation in the run-up to the Paris 2024 … even banning women's activities. Some cited questions of modesty or lack of elegance. "There was also this idea that … Castan-Vicente. In 1919, she became head of the Fédération des sociétés féminines sportives de France (French …

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

Nicolas Morange: The Origin of the Universe

… Morange is a researcher at the Laboratoire de physique des 2 infinis - Irène Joliot-Curie ( IJC Lab - Université … , CNRS ), which is the result of the merger of five large entities dedicated to subatomic physics at the Orsay campus. … metres underground. It has not been operational since 2018. Designed in the 1990s to last until 2035, its detectors are …

Published on: Wed 20/05/2020 - 15:30

Rwanda’s Tutsi genocide is back in the headlines - 26 years later

… Rwanda’s Tutsi genocide is back in the headlines - 26 years later Rwanda’s … night between 6 and 7 April 1994, one of the worst genocides of the last century began: the genocide of Rwandan Tutsi … international criminal tribunal. François Robinet provides the context. "There are several issues for the trial. …

Published on: Thu 08/10/2020 - 13:13

Thierry Bodineau: Coherence in randomness

… Thierry Bodineau: Coherence in randomness Thierry Bodineau: Coherence in randomness … CMAP in 2020. In September 2022, he joined IHES - Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques , the "temple of mathematics … de l’Institut de France from the French Academy of Sciences . "We are now trying to justify the Boltzmann …

Published on: Fri 17/03/2023 - 16:42

Frank Georgi: understanding the societal landscape through the history of trade unionism

… of Education at the Graduate School Humanities - Heritage Sciences . He is passionate about the history of trade … Heritage Sciences of Université Paris-Saclay . It has seven Master's tracks, 160 academics, 100 PhD candidates, 600 … The education is very eclectic, including archives, design, history, literature, foreign languages and …

Published on: Thu 27/10/2022 - 09:37

Cécile Coquet-Mokoko: “We needed an icon of today, and this icon was George Floyd”

… Coquet-Mokoko, American Civilization professor at the Centre d'histoire culturelle des sociétés contemporaines (Cultural History of … UVSQ) and deputy director of training at the Institut d'études culturelles et internationales (Institute for Cultural …

Published on: Tue 28/07/2020 - 09:40

Solar Orbiter heads for the sun! Its mission is to explore the heliosphere

… and cycles in order to better understand its eruptive phenomena and how it influences its environment. French … of the Universe) (IRFU – Université Paris- Saclay, CEA) has designed and built the focal plane sensors on the STIX … of solar flares as X-rays. Le Laboratoire de physique des plasmas (The Plasma Physics Laboratory) (LPP - …

Published on: Mon 17/02/2020 - 10:43