Innovation
TheraSonic: the deeptech start-up leveraging ultrasound to cross the brain's barrier
TheraSonic is a spin-off from the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). It was founded in 2023 by...
News
Research
New algorithms for radio astronomy
A branch of astrophysics based on detecting radio waves from the cosmos, radio astronomy processes these signals using algorithms. The...
Research
Artificial radioactivity: a crucial discovery for nuclear medicine made 90 years ago
This article was originally published in L'Édition n°27.
In 1935, Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize...
Science and society
Developing astronomy under Madagascar's starry skies
This article was originally published in L'Édition n°26.
In Madagascar, the Haikintana association has been working with French scientists, including...
Researcher portraits
Emmanuel Hirsch: a commitment to medical ethics
Emmanuel Hirsch, professor emeritus of medical ethics at Université Paris-Saclay, has devoted his career to the human issues involved in...
Research
Drug candidates: maximising potential through the synthesis of three-dimensional and chiral molecules
The CUBIC project, Chiral building blocks with bridged polycyclic structures, led by Aurélien de la Torre, a chemist at the ...
Research
Automatically identifying and categorising security-threatening computer bugs
Great progress has been made in automated techniques for discovering computer bugs, to the point of being able to detect...
Innovation
U-Fast: enabling faster response to sepsis
At a time when antibiotic resistance is becoming an increasing concern in society, three students from the Institut d'Optique Graduate...
Researcher portraits
Puri López-García: a naturalist from the microbial world in search of life's origins
Puri López-García is a researcher in biology and CNRS Director of Research at the Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Unit (ESE...
Research
A better understanding of urban microclimates: a challenge to cope with climate change in cities
This article was originally published in L'Édition n°27.
Cities are complex environments, and we must pay particular attention to...
Innovation
Holis: anticipating environmental impact from the design stage of products and services
By combining environmental science, user-friendly design and automation, the start-up Holis is developing a platform that facilitates life cycle assessment...
University
The issue 27 of L'Édition is available online!
The issue 27 of the journal L'Édition is available online. In this brand new issue: personalised support for students with...