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The ocean, so strong and yet so fragile

A CNRS exhibition that reminds us just how much the ocean needs all the sciences. This immense unknown, fragile and threatened, is damaged by our activities, both at sea and on land. Mysterious and tumultuous, it feeds us, makes us breathe and regulates our climate.

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Photovoltaïque : quel impact sur nos lacs ?

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Pictorial material in the work of Robert Delaunay, part one

At the Centre Georges Pompidou, scientists are analysing three works by Robert Delaunay using multispectral photoluminescence imaging, a non-invasive chemical analysis technique that provides a better understanding of the palette of this major 20th-century painter.

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Osmotique : l'énergie bleue du futur ?

Sur notre planète, la rencontre entre l'eau douce et l'eau salée de la mer produit depuis toujours un phénomène mystérieux : l'osmose. Cette source d'énergie étonnante pourrait révolutionner notre manière de produire de l'électricité, grâce à la découverte d'un matériau innovant, trouvé par le physicien Lydéric Bocquet et produit par la start-up rennaise Sweetch Energy.

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Momoko Seto, explorer of living things

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Study of the behaviour of different types of materials when subjected to mechanical loads

These measurements enable a better prediction of the behaviour of materials under severe conditions, and optimisation of compositions and manufacturing techniques to make them more reliable and durable.

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