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Jacqueline Bloch, magician of light
The outstanding physicist Jacqueline Bloch is a specialist in polaritons, microscopic objects halfway between matter and light. She has just been…
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Le Journal
Solving the Schrödinger equation with imagination
A governing equation in quantum mechanics, the Schrödinger equation is, in practice, impossible to solve exactly. The mathematicians Éric Cancès,…
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How does the partially molten layer form above Mars’s core?
The rocks in Mars’s mantle begin to melt at a depth of approximately 1,550 km, and at a temperature around 100°C lower than previously thought.This…
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Jacqueline Bloch is the 2026 recipient of the CNRS Gold Medal
Magician of light, Jacqueline Bloch is a specialist in polaritons, microscopic objects halfway between matter and light. She has just been awarded…
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The CNRS has awarded its 2026 Gold Medal to the physicist Jacqueline Bloch
This year’s CNRS Gold Medal has been awarded to the physicist Jacqueline Bloch for her discoveries relating to polaritons, hybrid particles that form…
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Le Journal
Live from Mesopotamia, 4,000 years ago
The oldest private correspondence in human history is about marriages and divorces, trade and tax evasion, livestock breeding or weaving… Women’s…
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Thierry Dauxois: “Investing in science to prepare for the future.”
Since taking up his post as the new Chairman and CEO of the CNRS in mid-June of this year, Thierry Dauxois has been facing one challenge after…
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Le Journal
The many tricks of roaming cells
The ability of a cell to move underpins several biological processes, including healing and cancer. Several CNRS teams are trying to unravel the…
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The renewed vigour of Franco-British scientific relations ten years after Brexit
Ten years after the UK voted to leave the EU, scientific collaboration projects are regaining a new momentum at both the Franco-British and European…
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When AI threatens the very foundations of scientific knowledge
Cases of fraudulent use of AI are multiplying in the world of research and thus exacerbating the crisis in scientific publishing. To deal with this…
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