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Nuclear fusion: steps towards energy production

… in  L'Édition N.20 )   As stars do, several experimental devices are able to initiate nuclear fusion reactions, which … the process used by currently operating nuclear power plants to produce energy from atomic nuclei. Like what … in inertial fusion energy, even though there are no plans to develop a fusion reactor for the time being,” …

Published on: Fri 20/01/2023 - 11:33

When the mix changes

… So many elements make up a country’s energy needs and guide its energy policy, such as how we move, stay warm and … produced (547 TWh in 2019) comes from nuclear power plants, far in excess of the 21% provided by renewable … to that demand,” says Alain Le Duigou. Could nuclear power plants play this role, even though they are said to be …

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

The neutrino: towards physics and beyond

… surrounding the neutrino and are looking ahead to a new model of particle physics.  Developed in the mid-1970s and … Double Chooz experiment, set up in 2006 at the Chooz power plant in the Ardennes (France) and which recently delivered … sent in a beam to the far detector, and it is their transformation into electron neutrinos and antineutrinos that is …

Published on: Thu 12/08/2021 - 09:00

Citizen science: projects that help advance the sciences thanks to the public

… is also making its mark at Université Paris-Saclay, as evidenced by these four citizen projects led or supported by … ." © Atelier Corbin/Université Paris-Saclay While these plants boast significant diversity, the number of varieties … in different environments.  You don't need to be a plant expert in order to take part in the project. " Anyone …

Published on: Tue 18/02/2025 - 15:18

Astronomie et astrophysique d'Ile-de-France (AAIF)

… Astronomie et astrophysique d'Ile-de-France (AAIF) Astronomie et astrophysique d'Ile-de-France … diplômés issus d’études de physique et de mathématiques une formation à, et par la recherche dans le vaste domaine … est considérable et incessant : découverte des planètes extrasolaires, renouveau de la cosmologie à …

Published on: Sat 11/01/2020 - 15:30