Thematic publications

booklet n°19 - Energies for the 21st century

Energies for the 21st century

  • Innovating for nuclear energy
  • Domesticating solar power
  • Biofuel production
  • Developing batteries and fuel cells
  • Thermonuclear fusion
SEPTEMBER 2010
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booklet n°18 - The nanoworld

The nanoworld

  • Dive into the nanoworld
  • New information and communication technologies
  • Nanomaterials
  • Medicine on the nanoscale
  • Developments for society
SUMMER 2010
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booklet n°17 - Earthquakes

Earthquakes

  • Measurement sensors
  • Planning ahead
  • Monitoring
  • Understanding
AUGUST 2011
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booklet n°16 - Numerical simulation

Numerical simulation

  • What is numerical simulation?
  • Tools in the quest for computing power
  • Simulation for defense
  • Simulation for industry
  • Simulation for fundamental sciences
SUMMER 2010
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booklet n°15 - The climate

The climate

  • The climate machine
  • Predicting the climate: modeling
  • The greenhouse effect
  • Studuing past climates
  • Monitoring changes to climate and the environment
JULY 2011
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booklet n°14 - Radioactive waste

Radioactive waste

  • What is radioactive waste?
  • Protecting human health and the environment
  • Who manages radioactive waste?
  • What waste solutions for tomorrow?
SUMMER 2010
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booklet n°13 - The Sun

The Sun

  • Our star
  • Voyage to the center of the Sun
  • The Sun tamed
SUMMER 2011
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booklet n°12 - Hydrogen

Hydrogen

  • Characteristics of hydrogen
  • The challenges of a hydrogen economy
  • Methods of production of hydrogen
  • Distribution and storage of hydrogen
  • The fuel cell
  • Tomorrow’s world: hydrogen in daily Life?
APRIL 2005
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booklet n°11 - Nuclear astrophysics

Nuclear astrophysics

  • The principle of nucleosynthesis
  • The stars
  • The sun
  • Supernovae
  • Cosmic radioactivity seen by the integral satellite
APRIL 2005
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booklet n°10 - Medical imaging

Medical imaging

  • General principles and tools
  • Neuroscience applications
  • Other therapeutic applications
  • Medical imaging tomorrow
APRIL 2005
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booklet n°9 - The laser: a concentrate of light

The laser: a concentrate of light

  • Laser light
  • Types of laser
  • CEA research lasers
  • Industrial lasers
  • Useful but … take care!
APRIL 2005
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booklet n°8 - Microelectronics

Microelectronics

  • A technological revolution
  • A brief history
  • How are integrated circuits made?
  • Nanoelectronics
SUMMER 2010
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booklet n°7 - The nuclear fuel cycle

The nuclear fuel cycle

  • Upstream the reactor: preparing the fuel
  • In the reactor: fuel consumption
  • Downstream the reactor: reprocessing nuclear waste
  • Nuclear waste
MARCH 2005
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booklet n°6 - How a nuclear reactor works

How a nuclear reactor works

  • Nuclear fission
  • Components of a nuclear reactor
  • The various types of reactor
MARCH 2005
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booklet n°5 - Nuclear energy: fusion and fission

Nuclear energy: fusion and fission

  • The release of nuclear energy
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Nuclear fission and the chain reaction
APRIL 2005
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booklet n°4 - Energy

Energy

  • What is energy?
  • The different forms of energy
  • Characteristics of the different forms of energy
APRIL 2005
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booklet n°3 - Radiation and man

Radiation and man

  • Different kinds of radiation
  • Biological effects of radiation
  • Radiation protection
  • Examples of applications Of radiation
APRIL 2005
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booklet n°2 - Radioactivity

Radioactivity

  • Definition of radioactivity
  • The origins of radioelements
  • Applications of radioactivity
APRIL 2005
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booklet n°1 - The atom

The atom

  • At the heart of matter: atoms
  • Chemical elements and isotopes
  • The four fundamental interactions
  • Nuclear physics
APRIL 2005
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