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Looking back on the Tropicana press conference at Institut Pascal

… Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all known for the devastating impacts they can have on lives and towns. How can we improve our understanding of these destructive storms and predict their behaviour, particularly … Lasting for a total of four weeks, the programme includes workshops, discussions, conferences, and outreach …

Published on: Fri 21/06/2024 - 12:36

When the chemistry of materials helps to preserve heritage objects

… Research During the IUPAC 2019 Paris congress, Kevin Dedecker, from the Institut Lavoisier de Versailles … such as acetic acid, contribute particularly to the rapid destruction of cultural property in the presence of … by organic molecules. Their "hybrid" architecture provides a controlled porosity at the nanometer scale. This …

Published on: Sat 23/11/2019 - 20:32

PTMyco: from mycoloylation of bacterial envelope proteins to the possible genesis of new antibiotics

… Research The aim of the PTMyco project is to better understand the role of mycoloylation in bacterial envelope … Research Agency (ANR) to fund their PTMyco project, designed to provide answers to their questions. At the same … be filled in January 2024," explains Nicolas Bayan.   A widespread cellular process and interactions yet to be defined …

Published on: Fri 01/12/2023 - 11:01

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

… instruments, is heading for space with the promise of delivering the most exciting infrared images of the … was led by CEA under the guidance of CNES.  The design, construction and assembly of MIRIm was carried out … Univ.) –, as well as partners in Europe.  MIRIm provides three observing modes: an imager mode to photograph …

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

Thibault Cantat: transforming CO2 from sustainable energies

… CO2 and storing energy in the meantime. "This requires developing the chemistry of this small molecule to … result, via testing, we go very quickly, hence a fairly widespread competition between chemists," says Thibault … result, via testing, we go very quickly, hence a fairly widespread competition between chemists," says Thibault …

Published on: Tue 04/06/2019 - 07:00

3D printers in the kitchen

… first became popular in the 2000s, 3D printing has been widely used in the automotive industry, for medical prostheses … of innovative dishes. The printing principle which has been developed is based on classic 3D printing. A sufficiently … to form a three-dimensional object. Using a digital model, it is possible to create dishes with original shapes …

Published on: Fri 22/10/2021 - 08:48

Agnès Linglart: Tracking down the genes that prevent the growth of children

… University, Paris-Sud University, Inserm) and her students at the Paris-Sud Faculty of Medicine. She is the head of the medical-university department of the Paris-Saclay hospital group "Child and adolescent health" and head of the department of endocrinology and childhood diabetes. Agnès …

Published on: Sun 24/11/2019 - 20:48

Extreme Blazars: when particle acceleration reaches new heights

… energetic of them all: extreme blazars. To gain a better understanding of these prodigious particle accelerators. … A specific classification is set in stone. This provides a very good basis for further research on this type of object," concludes Jonathan Biteau. J Biteau, J., Prandini, E., Costamante, …

Published on: Thu 06/02/2020 - 16:08

Laurie Calvet: From transistors to bio-inspired nanotechnology

… and Nanotechnology (C2N – Univ. Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Univ. de Paris) and specialises in physics of devices. Her … who was the first to coin the phrase “quantum dot” to describe a certain type of semiconductor structure, worked … “The idea was to take very specific materials (magnetic oxides) and try to graft molecules inside.” She worked on this …

Published on: Thu 09/09/2021 - 10:20

FUNGADAPT, ArTIFICE: studying cheese for a better understanding of evolutionary mechanisms

… FUNGADAPT, ArTIFICE: studying cheese for a better understanding of evolutionary mechanisms FUNGADAPT, ArTIFICE: … and P. salamii, the fungi found in salami. Indeed, despite significant phenotypic differences observed between … currently authorised by the specifications of the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)," laments Jeanne Ropars. "This …

Published on: Mon 11/09/2023 - 08:02

CoCaBio: synthesis of bio-based polymers via organocatalysis

… project (ring-opening co-polymerization of succinic anhydride derivatives and bio-based epoxides via organocatalysis) aims to synthesize polyesters from … between the team of Franck Le Bideau at the Biomolecules: Design, Isolation, Synthesis laboratory (BioCIS - Univ. …

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

If sexual harassment were told to us

… American social worker and activist Tarana Burke in order to expose sexual and gender-based violence against … the term is recent in usage, is it possible to use it to describe facts and events which took place in earlier … that be anachronistic? Are there any other words which describe this type of behaviour?” asks Armel Dubois-Nayt. …

Published on: Thu 09/06/2022 - 14:52