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Martian soil under the spotlight of new investigations

… from the United Arab Emirates’ space agency, the Tianwen-1 probe, led by the Chinese National Space Administration … (ESA) and Russian (Roscosmos) space agencies, was also due to leave in 2020, but its launch has been postponed … discoveries made by researchers from the Paris- Saclay Geosciences laboratory (GEOPS – Université Paris- Saclay, CNRS) …

Published on: Fri 12/02/2021 - 12:56

Going back in time in the volcanic Comoros archipelago

… laboratory and a specialist in the chronology of volcanic processes. “Dating the rocks makes it possible to … a volcano in the past, to know its phases of activity, to better understand how it functioned and to eventually better … linked to plate movement would likely result in the introduction and storage of magma in these areas. “This would …

Published on: Thu 04/11/2021 - 12:48

CoCaBio: synthesis of bio-based polymers via organocatalysis

… bio-based polymers via organocatalysis Research The CoCaBio project (ring-opening co-polymerization of succinic … of petrochemistry In the early 20th century, human productivity began to increase exponentially. Demand for … British chemists John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson, and acquired by the American Du Pont de Nemours group …

Published on: Fri 22/09/2023 - 08:56

How magnetic fields shape young stars

… CNRS, CEA, Université de Paris), the MagneticYSOs project , which has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant, … can you not marvel at the idea of observing the clouds of dust and gas which swirl around the magnetic fluxes … it was also intense. I now need to refocus on a more personal research approach and find the next questions which …

Published on: Thu 16/09/2021 - 15:58

Hadi Quesneville: The hidden side of the genome

… computer science in his research.  It all started with a lesson on genetics at school. “I had a sudden revelation and I … suddenly became crystal clear,” says Hadi Quesneville. During this time (the 1980s) he also developed a passion for … in the annotation consortium for this genome, for which he provided the official annotation of the transposable …

Published on: Fri 18/12/2020 - 17:37

Nose, olfaction and fragrance: giving a sense to smell

… the sense of smell generated renewed public interest during the Covid-19 pandemic. And yet, scientists from a wide range of fields have been … Researchers from Université Paris-Saclay reveal their approaches and recent discoveries in this area. Research "What …

Published on: Wed 26/02/2025 - 15:28

Eugénie Brasier: Augmented Reality in Everyday Life

… CNRS) and in INRIA's ILDA team where interaction between human and machine is a central theme. Her thesis is … between users and IT systems. I expose everyday problems we encounter when interacting with a device such as … girls to study science, I joined a general higher education institution for engineers (HEI) in Lille. At the …

Published on: Fri 13/03/2020 - 12:29

Methanization: what agronomic and environmental performances?

… developing in France and in other countries. It allows the production of renewable energy (biogas) and a digestate from … conditions, fertilizer savings may be lower for various reasons . The inclusion of energy crops or the production of …

Published on: Wed 29/06/2022 - 15:28

Philippe Bourges: The hidden order of matter

… in particular the new high critical temperature superconductors based on copper oxides. As a result, he has … to their spin, neutrons help to explore the magnetic properties of matter,” the researcher clarifies. “They have … by an American theoretician (Pr. Chandra Varma from Lucent technologies/Bell Labs, with whom Philippe Bourges has been …

Published on: Thu 04/03/2021 - 11:04

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

… scientific instruments, is heading for space with the promise of delivering the most exciting infrared images of … Telescope (JWST) is the latest in a 25-year collaboration between the US (NASA), European (ESA) and Canadian (CSA) … the universe. This spectral range reveals the interstellar dust and gas from which new stars and planetary systems …

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

AI for Covid-19: personalised and predictive care for patients

… AI for Covid-19: personalised and predictive care for patients AI for Covid-19: … been published in the review Nature Communications . The progression of Covid-19 in patients varies greatly. Being … together to tackle this urgent issue. The new AI tool produces a severity score that combines a range of variables to …

Published on: Mon 01/02/2021 - 16:25

Céline Masclaux-Daubresse: How autophagy in plants helps them adapt to climate stress

… of autophagy (or self-digestion) in plant metabolism during the process of leaf senescence. Autophagy helps plants adapt to … no longer eliminate oxidised proteins, which leads to poisoning. They are then, therefore, hypersensitive to climatic …

Published on: Thu 23/09/2021 - 16:01