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The PIANOS project aims to propose and develop materials capable of adsorbing large quantities of NOx at low temperature and releasing them at a sufficiently high temperature for their subsequent reduction under the conditions imposed by an internal combustion hydrogen engine. In this context, consi

Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI), which allows contact-less, non-destructive and fast optical sensing, is a good candidate for massive plant health monitoring in smart agriculture. To allow a dramatic reduction of both plant losses and chemical treatments, it is essential to provide the farmers with tool

The SIQUOMOR project will conceive, build and test at sea an autonomous bio-analysis system that will sample daily, over a week-long period, microalgae from benthic mucilaginous deposits. The system will lyse collected cells and run a set of biological tests to quantifiy the presence of toxic microa

Every year, crops are attacked by dangerous pest species, resulting in significant economic losses and risks. Aphids, for example, are among the most damaging taxa. Their control is challenging because of their specific feeding behaviour and unusual reproductive biology. Current control strategies,

In a context of global environmental modifications, the effect of climate change already generates sudden events (storms, heat waves, long drought periods for example) which, in urban environments, impose critical challenges to cities. According to the World Bank, 54% of the world's population is li

The transition to a circular economy by 2050 values the use of building materials that are more respectful of the planet. It is in this context that the interest for new construction in earth masonry is increasing, justified by its low environmental impact and by the desire to keep the memory of loc

The rate of natural sediments transported by fluvial, estuarine or coastal flows, commonly named the solid transport flow rate, represents the physical quantity to be expressed mathematically as a function of the hydrosedimentary quantities of the flow in order to predict its morphological evolution

The inventory of marine biodiversity is carried out by direct observation, detection of activity (acoustics) or capture of living organisms, which is often difficult to implement due to the inaccessibility or ecology of the species. An innovative solution used worldwide (known as eDNA) is to collect

Reactive radical traces play a fundamental role in atmospheric chemistry and the determination of radical concentrations is today an important challenge. We will address the ambitious goal of detecting these species directly in the atmosphere by developing absorption spectrometers with high sensitiv

The skin, providing many essential functions to the body, can be affected by a variety of diseases that represent the 4th leading cause of non-fatal disease burden. To date, research efforts did not address the needs in dermatology and severe difficulties in differential diagnosis remain. Specifical

If the presence of huge amounts of microplastics in all ecosystems is now clearly established, with a majority in aquatic environments, it is difficult to assess the consequences of this exposure to biota. Now the question of nanoplastics arises potentially because the transition to the nanoscale is

In a context of the world energy transition, lithium (Li), massively used in Li-ion batteries, appears a strategic trace metal, displaying the highest annual increase in global demand and with a consumption expected to increase exponentially in the next future. Nevertheless, its impact on the enviro

With proven effects on the environment and health, synthetic polymer microparticles usually called microplastics (MPs) can accumulate in the food chain, release toxic substances or serve as vectors for other contaminants and pathogens. Urban areas are major sources and pathways for the transfer of M

Microalgae are sunlight-driven micro-organisms that convert carbon dioxide into valuable molecules of interest (i.e. lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and pigments) for a broad range of industrial applications such as energy, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. They offer many advantages such as a ra

PEROV-TREAT aims at integrating perovskite-based porous materials in an electrochemical process for wastewater treatment in order to improve the treatment of persistent micropollutants and the management of antibiotic resistance, with the objective of reusing treated wastewaters. The application wil

We propose to develop a new approach for continuous, high-frequency monitoring of radon gas in all manifestations of volcanic hydrothermal systems (fumaroles, hot water springs, acidic lakes, soil diffuse degassing). The analysis of these fluids is fundamental to understand and monitor heat and chem

The main ambition of FIFLOW is to provide new instrumentation to quantify groundwater fluxes in heterogeneous media, at an unprecedented spatial scale, to revisit some fundamental processes in hydrogeology associated to solute and heat transport in porous and fractured media or ground-surface water

SENS-CO targets to develop new wearable gas sensors based on functionalized 2D materials such as MoS2 and MXenes and their heterostructures (MoS2/MXene) that will be able to detect sub-ppm-level NO2, CO, and CO2 pollutants, in a highly selective manner, in urban environments . 1) produce low cost so

The study of aerosols dynamics is crucial for the development of new technologies that can help reduce the impact of aerosols on human health and climate change. This project aims to design and fabricate a proof-of-concept microfluidic aerosol separator by means of the thermophoretic effect in gas f

The ECO-SmartAF project aims to develop new sustainable and environmentally friendly marine antifouling coatings to reduce the carbon footprint of maritime transport. Our approach is to design smart coatings that combine contact activity with appropriate amphiphilic surface chemistry, both of which

In a world constantly seeking to reduce chemicals consumption and pollution all the while researching for new tools to improve food production and combat the spread of infections, the importance of new breakthrough technologies has become crucial. Imagine a technology able to convert efficientlytap