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© Lucio de Abreu Corrêa, Laboratoire de Mécanique des Sols, Structures et Matériaux (CNRS/CentraleSupélec).
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Towards better understanding of railway ballast
SNCF engineers have been using mathematical models for many years to simulate the dynamic behavior of railways. These models have not been able to…
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© Claire Wilhelm / laboratoire Matière et systèmes complexes (CNRS/Université Paris Diderot).
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Magnetic cellular "Legos" for the regenerative medicine of the future
By incorporating magnetic nanoparticles in cells and developing a system using miniaturized magnets, researchers at the Laboratoire Matière et…
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Sound projection: Are Stradivarius violins really better?
Researchers at the Institut Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (CNRS/UPMC) have shown that recently-made violins have better sound projection than those…
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© Miguel Angel Suarez, FEMTO-ST (CNRS / UFC / UTBM / ENSMM).
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Mini X-ray sensor for high-precision medical applications
The ability to detect X-rays on a tiny scale paves the way for high-precision medical imaging and therapies. Such detection capabilities have been…
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Nanohyperthermia softens tumors to improve treatment
The mechanical resistance of tumors and collateral damage of standard treatments often hinder efforts to defeat cancers. However, a team of…
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© François-Xavier Coudert, CNRS.
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Materials: when defects turn into qualities
Hybrid organic-inorganic materials, which were developed approximately twenty years ago – notably by Gérard Férey, laureate of the CNRS 2010 Gold…
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© John Dudley, Institut Femto-ST/CNRS.
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Stretching time to improve extreme event prediction
Stretching time scales to explore extreme events in nature seemed impossible, yet this feat is now conceivable thanks to a team from the Institut…
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New 3D design for mobile microbatteries
In the race towards miniaturization, a French-US team—mostly involving researchers from the CNRS, Université de Lille, Université de Nantes and…
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French-Japanese laboratory to study materials under extreme conditions
To strengthen their collaboration in materials science and engineering, the CNRS, Université de Lyon, and Tohoku University are launching an…
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