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Anisotropic nano-to-micro-structured cellulosic thin films tailored by ultrafiltration and UV curing. – ANISOFILM
Although nanocelluloses have a large potential as building blocks in biosourced composites, it remains challenging to achieve optimal performance of the materials due to the necessity of a near-perfect organization, ideally from nanometer to macroscopic scales. When applying current processing metho
Cognitive and programmable security for resilient next-generation networks – GRIFIN
The Internet of Things (IoT) is already ubiquitous and is increasingly connected as 5G networks are being deployed, further extending the cyberspace into the physical world. This also means that incidents happening in the future networks may have dire, even lethal consequences. In particular, pe
Study of new urban transport mode and user behaviors – NEWMOB
The multiplication of these personal devices, with many individual and collective benefits, alongside traditional modes of travel leads to new mobility situations: new users, new behaviors, and new risky situations. The statistics show a recent increase in accidents for these users (ONISR, 2020). A
Surveillance of Emerging Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistances in Aquatic Ecosystems – SARA
Overall, our proposal SARA was ranked in Group A. There were only a few comments from the reviewers. One comment was: "Given the high societal relevance of the proposed research, a more effective way of dissemination of project results to society at large is appropriate." In order to improve the vi
Statistically Learning Dispersed New Physics at the LHC – SLDNP
Experiments at the LHC make a tremendous effort to search for new physics in a plethora of final states, exploiting many different analysis techniques. The analysis designs are often motivated by theoretical ideas of how to extend the so-called Standard Model of particle physics. So far, no clear si
Heterofunctional Porous Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Electrolyzers – HYKALIN
Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis (AEMWE) is a very promising technology for producing clean H2 at a target cost of 2 $/kg. Like Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis (PEMWE), this membrane-based technology has the advantages of an “all solid” system (coupling with intermittent energy
Fabrication of mid infrared infrared optics and components by chalcogenide glass 3D printing – MIR-3D
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is proving to be a powerful development method in the field of materials science. Mainly used for polymers and plastics, additive manufacturing was extended to metals, to ceramics and, most recently, to glasses. Among all the families of glasses, the chalcogen
Sustainable water reuse practices improving safety in agriculture, food and environment – SAFE
SAFE will promote positive and practical valorization of reclaimed urban wastewater as a valuable alternative source for agricultural purposes. SAFE will provide a multi-beneficial approach with novel, unconventional and environmental decentralized wastewater solution that will be respectful of envi
Novel Fungal Lipids AMinoacylation Systems – N-FLAMS
We recently showed that ergosterol (Erg), a major sterol in fungal membranes, can be aminoacylated by an enzyme we discovered: Ergosterol Aspartate synthase (ErdS). This enzyme aminoacylates the 3’OH of Erg with aspartate (Asp) yielding ergosteryl-aspartate (Erg-Asp). We also discovered a second pro
Characterizing Sponge Exo-metabolomes as Sustainable Sources of new AntiMicrobials – SESAM
The SESAM project aims to provide answers to two main questions: (1) How many specialized metabolites released by the sponge into the marine environment (exo-metabolites) can be captured and concentrated? (2) Do these exo-metabolites have different chemical characteristics and antimicrobial prop
