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Bidimensional RF optoelectronic devices based on PtSe2 – BIRDS
The scientific goal of BIRDS is to extend the spectral performances of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC)-based optical detectors beyond the natural limit of 1µm fixed by the usual bandgaps in these materials (MoS2, MoSe2, WS2, WSe2, etc..). Reaching longer wavelengths in the infrared (1.55 µm
Bio-based production of hydrocarbons using a new photoenzyme – PHOTOALKANE
The climatic consequences of using fossil reserves make it necessary to develop more environmentally-friendly biofuels. While most industrial developments have focused on the production of bioethanol or oil (converted to biodiesel), microbial production of medium-chain hydrocarbons (C7-C13) is emerg
Bio-inspired dipolar dyes for solution processing of organic solar cells – Chalcones
Scientifically and technologically, but also economically, dye chemistry has represented a major field of activity in chemical industry and academic research since the 19th century. Nowadays, dye sciences are facing new exciting challenges. Given the announced shortage in fossil fuels, alternative e
Bio-physicochemistry of tropical clouds at Maïdo (La Réunion Island): processes and impacts on secondary organic aerosols formation – BIO-MAIDO
The objective of the BIO-MAIDO program is to better understand the chemical and biological multiphase mechanisms controlling the formation of secondary organic aerosols (SOA). Uncertainties on the processes of formation and transformation of atmospheric organic aerosols need to be lifted to understa
Biobased High Gas and Vapor Barrier Polymers for Packaging – GASP
The objective of GASP is the development of 100% biobased polylactide materials including cellulose nanostructures with designed barrier properties for oxygen, CO2, water or organic vapors. These materials are targeted on high added value applications in the packaging industry. GASP is deliberately
Bioinspired chitosan cardiac patches: assemblies with the secretome of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for cardiac tissue regeneration – MYOCHITO
Myocardial infarction is one of the most deadly cardiovascular diseases in the world and in France, and is considered as one of the major pathologies of the 21st century. It occurs when the heart is no longer sufficiently supplied with oxygen by the blood, causing the death of the damaged cells. Ven
Biomechanical cost quantification for wheelchair accessible cities – CapaCITIES
The manual wheelchair (MWC) is currently the most efficient device to restore locomotion when lower limb functions are, temporarily or definitively, impaired. However, MWC locomotion is a strenuous form of ambulation for the musculoskeletal system as the upper-limbs of the MWC user are permanently u
Biomimetic Anti-Icing surfaces for eco efficient ice-slurry generators – COOLISSE
Refrigeration is an energy-intensive industry (20% of national electricity) and has till now used greenhouse gases emitting primary refrigerants. Secondary refrigeration is an effective way to drastically reduce the quantity of primary refrigerant fluid used (by a factor of up to 10) while improving
Boundary Layer Late Afternoon and Sunset Turbulence: Analysis of multi-layering – BLLAST_A
The transition from the mixed convective boundary layer to a residual layer overlying a stably-stratified surface layer in late afternoon is still not well understood, and there are no simple scaling laws that fit during this period. Yet this transition to the nocturnal boundary layer plays an impor
Building Of Ocean Surface Topography maps from SWOT – BOOST-SWOT
A large number of oceanographic applications rely on gridded maps of Sea Surface Height (SSH) and related variables such as surface currents. Such products have been for about 20 years designed by the DUACS (Data Unification and Altimeter Combination System) project, led by the Collecte Localisation
