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CNRS is at Sport Unlimitech in Lille, where the second event is taking place on 23 and 24 September before a tour of France. This is an opportunity to show you in images the variety of interactions and partnerships with sportsmen and women.

Study of the interception movement of a ball in an immersive situation
Study of the interception movement of a ball in an immersive situation

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The exhibition brings together researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers and sports federation representatives around the same goal: putting science and technology to use in sport. It is due to the research carried out by scientists in multiple disciplines that “SporTech” is being developed to improve athletes’ performance through innovation. SporTech has many objectives: to optimise results, but also to improve recovery after exercise and to minimise the risk of injury, for example by analysing runners’ posture or cyclists’ pedalling.

Athletes are not the only ones affected: by developing new tools through a better understanding of the human body, we are also seeking to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, who also benefit from innovations that are better tailored to their needs. This is why CNRS is at the second Sport Unlimitech event and why we invite you to explore the many aspects of sports-related research.

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After an accident that left him quadriplegic, the physicist Vance Bergeron decided to devote his research to functional electrical stimulation with the help of his former doctoral student Amine Metani. It is based on a technology that uses electromagnetic fields to stimulate specific areas of muscles. The two researchers jointly created the start-up company Circles which develops innovative solutions to make it possible for people with disabilities to resume a sporting activity. They designed…

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On the occasion of the 2019 CNRS innovation medal award, we look back at the career of physics researcher, Vance Bergeron. He holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. After several years at Rhône-Poulenc, he joined the CNRS in 2000. Vance Bergeron then began developing biological air decontamination systems using cold plasmas. He participated in the creation of the company Airinspace, where he became the scientific advisor, which equips oncology, haematology and…

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Can virtual reality make you want to do sports? Have athletes reached their limits in terms of records? Can you spot a future champion at an early age? Does the public have a responsibility in doping?... All these are some of the many questions, answered in the 12 short films of the series Sports, Science and Society. The improvement of accessories and their transformations have allowed athletes to optimize their performance by going ever higher, ever faster. This transformation of…

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