English Portal - Sur le même thème https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Nature-inspired-solutions-to-sustainably-increase-crop-yield.aspx CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world. en-US https://www.cea.fr/PublishingImages/cea.jpg English Portal - Sur le même thème https://www.cea.fr/english Extreme fire events: how Australia’s forests are rising from the ashes https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Extreme-fire-events-how-Australia’s-forests-are-rising-from-the-ashes.aspx Climate ; Environment Press release ; News Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT Europe: a key dimension of the CEA's research strategy https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Europe-important-arena-CEA-research.aspx Involvement in funding programmes, contribution to public policies through its scientific expertise, and development of major partnerships: the CEA has strengthened its European strategy over the past few years, making cooperation its watchword. Bertrand Bouchet, the CEA director of European Affairs, discusses the CEA’s position on Europe and the French presidency of the EU Council. Institutional ; Fundamental Research ; Energies ; New technologies Décryptage ; Europe ; Focus horizon 2020;EARTO;PFUE;Europe;EU; Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT Climate change increased the likelihood of damaging frosts from the French April 2021 cold wave by about 60% https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Climate-change-increased-the-likelihood-of-damaging-frosts-from-the-French-April-2021-cold-wave-by-about-60.aspx Climate ; Environment Press release ; News ; Focus Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:00:00 GMT Peatlands drained for agriculture: estimating carbon emissions over the last millennium https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Peatlands-drained-for-agriculture-estimating-carbon-emissions-over-the-last-millennium.aspx Environment ; Agronomy News ; Press release Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:00:00 GMT Alpaga : the search for mountain snow microalgae https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/ALPALGA-the-search-for-mountain-snow-microalgae.aspx Environment ; Biodiversity ; Climate ; Impact of climate change News ; Press release ; Focus CEA;Mountain;Snow;UGA;CNRS;microalgue;inrae; Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:00:00 GMT The CEA and Covid-19 Resilience and responsiveness https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/CEA-and-covid-19-resilience-and-responsiveness.aspx Discover in this document "The CEA and Covid-19 Resilience and responsiveness" the CEA’s unique contribution within the country’s efforts. Science & society ; Institutional ; Defence & security ; Fundamental Research ; Innovation for industry Journalists ; Researchers ; Institutions DES News COVID-19; Wed, 05 May 2021 10:00:00 GMT Green chemistry and biofuel: the mechanism of a key photoenzyme decrypted https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Green-chemistry-and-biofuel-the-mechanism-of-a-key-photoenzyme-decrypted-.aspx Green Chemistry ; Chemistry ; 3rd generation biofuel ; Microalgae ; Synchrotron ; Laser ; Molecular mechanisms ; Bioenergy Press release Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:00:00 GMT Three CEA startups challenge tomorrow's societal transitions https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/ces-2021.aspx From January 11 to 14, 2021, the CEA will participate in the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) for the 7th consecutive year. For this 100% digital version, the CEA is supporting 3 startups spun off from its laboratories that have developed technological solutions in response to three major societal challenges: the energy transition, the digital transition and the medicine of the future. Environment ; New technologies ; Health & life sciences ; Energies Institutions ; Journalists ; Researchers ; Companies ; general public DES News ; Press release health;CES;digital;Energy;event;transition; Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:41:16 GMT Nature-inspired solutions to sustainably increase crop yield https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Nature-inspired-solutions-to-sustainably-increase-crop-yield.aspx Environment ; Fundamental Research ; Metabolomics ; Large-scale biology ; Methodologies for life sciences ; Agronomy Press release Thu, 05 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMT Launch of the English version of The Quantum Prisoner video game https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Launch-of-the-English-version-of-The-Quantum-Prisoner-video-game.aspx New technologies ; Matter & the Universe ; Institutional ; Energies ; Environment ; Health & life sciences ; Science & society ; Tools & research instruments News ; Press release Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT Towards a new generation of antennas for ultra-high field imaging of the brain https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/mri-antenna-brain.aspx The European Commission once more places its trust on Multiwave company and its partners, Aix-Marseille Université , CEA and Université Catholique de Louvain to revolutionize ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. Health & life sciences ; Brain ; Methodologies for life sciences ; Medical imaging ; MRI Journalists ; Institutions ; Companies Neurospin News ; Focus MRI;imagery;Brain;antenna;Europe;project;NeuroSpin;Joliot;DRF; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:06:25 GMT Polar ice caps: how high will the sea level rise? https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Polar-ice-caps-how-high-will-the-sea-level-rise.aspx Impact of climate change ; Climatic models Scientific result ; International Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMT Prime Minister, Minister for Research visit CEA-Paris-Saclay https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Prime-Minister,-Minister-for-Research-visit-CEA-Paris-Saclay.aspx Institutional ; Fundamental Research ; Climate ; Environment News ; Focus Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMT New reference map of radionuclide concentrations in soils of Western Europe https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/new-reference-map-of-radionuclide-concentrations.aspx An international consortium of scientists, including the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE - CEA/CNRS/UVSQ, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Université Paris-Saclay), used a new method to refine the map of caesium and plutonium radionuclide concentrations in soils in France and several neighbouring countries. Environment ; Radioactivity Journalists ; Researchers ; Companies LSCE News Tchernobyl;plutonium;nuclear;Map;césium; Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:10:09 GMT Magnetococcus marinus, the swimming champion bacterium https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Magnetococcus-marinus,-the-swimming-champion-bacterium.aspx Environment ; Health & life sciences ; Biotechnology ; Dismantling Press release Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:00:00 GMT Separation chemistry: a step toward greener metal recycling processes https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Separation-chemistry-a-step-toward-greener-metal-recycling-processes.aspx Fundamental Research ; Environment ; Dismantling ; Chemistry ; Materials News ; Press release ; Focus Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:00:00 GMT Fukushima: lessons learnt from an extraordinary case of soil decontamination https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Fukushima-lessons-learnt-from-an-extraordinary-case-of-soil-decontamination.aspx Environment ; Radioactivity ; Nuclear energy Press release ; Focus Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:00:00 GMT Fast genome analysis helps with diagnosis for babies in neonatal intensive care https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Fast-genome-analysis-helps-with-diagnosis-for-babies-in-neonatal-intensive-care.aspx Genomics ; Genetic diseases ; Diagnosis News ; Press release ; Scientific result TGCC;sequencage adn;genomics; Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:00:00 GMT ICE: New Infrastructure for Climate and Environmental Sciences https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/ICE-New-Infrastructure-for-Climate-and-Environmental-Sciences.aspx Climate ; Fundamental Research Press release ; Focus ; Event Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:00:00 GMT The Tara Oceans mission reveals variations in plankton biodiversity and activity from the equator to the poles https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/The-Tara-Oceans-mission-reveals--variations-in-plankton-biodiversity-and-activity-from-the-equator-to-the-poles.aspx Biodiversity ; Genomics ; Environment ; Climate Press release ; Newsletter Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:00:00 GMT Elsa Cortijo appointed Director of the CEA's Fundamental Research Division https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Elsa-Cortijo-appointed-Director-of-the-CEA's-Fundamental-Research-Division.aspx Institutional ; Fundamental Research Press release ; News Thu, 07 Nov 2019 11:00:00 GMT Skin graft: a new molecular target for activating stem cells https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Skin-graft-a-new-molecular-target-for-activating-stem-cells.aspx Fundamental Research ; Health & life sciences ; Cellular mechanisms ; Stem cells ; Genomics Press release ; Highlight ; Article ; Scientific result ; Success ; Focus Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMT The genome of the pea assembled for the first time https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/The-genome-of-the-pea-assembled-for-the-first-time.aspx Fundamental Research ; Science & society ; Health & life sciences ; Methodologies for life sciences ; Molecular mechanisms ; Cellular mechanisms ; Genomics Press release ; News ; Focus Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMT How the decline of forest elephant populations is linked to reduced carbon stocks in the biomass https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/How-the-decline-of-forest-elephant-populations-is-linked-to-reduced-carbon-stocks-in-the-biomass.aspx Biodiversity ; Greenhouse effect ; Health & life sciences News ; Focus Wed, 31 Jul 2019 08:55:21 GMT The CEA and the KIT renew their agreement on scientific and technical cooperation https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/The-CEA-and-the-KIT-renew-their-agreement-on-scientific-and-technical-cooperation.aspx Institutional ; Tools & research instruments ; Energies ; Environment ; Climate ; Electronics ; Mathematics ; Technologies News ; Articles & files ; Event ; Visit Tue, 30 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT 11.7 teslas: The World-Record Magnetic Field Generated by a Human MRI Magnet https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Iseult-MRI-Magnet-Record.aspx The Iseult project magnet being installed at Neurospin (CEA Paris-Saclay) reached a nominal magnetic field of 11.7 teslas (T) on July 18, 2019. This is a world record for a whole-body magnetic resonance imager (MRI) magnet, the culmination of years of R&D, at the forefront of innovation in the field of superconducting magnets. Fundamental Research ; Health & life sciences ; Brain ; Neurodegenerative diseases ; Diseases ; Tools & research instruments Journalists ; general public ; Institutions ; Companies ; Partners ; Researchers Neurospin Press release ; News ; En direct ; Focus Joliot;NeuroSpin;RFU;GE HealthCare;IRM;Iseult;magnet;Brain;MRI; Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:49:45 GMT The Arctic Ocean, cradle of viral biodiversity https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/The-Arctic-Ocean,-cradle-of-viral-biodiversity.aspx Fundamental Research ; Cellular mechanisms ; Impact of climate change ; Climate ; Oceanography Press release ; Scientific result ; Focus Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT Managing the risk of having a second stroke https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/bioeconomy-health-starr.aspx L’Europe développe un système d’aide à la décision et d’autogestion qui informera les personnes, ayant survécu à un AVC, de la corrélation entre leurs activités quotidiennes et le risque d’un second AVC. L’enjeu est de mieux prévenir et de réduire le nombre de cas de personnes subissant un deuxième AVC Fundamental Research ; Health & life sciences ; Brain Institutions ; Journalists ; Researchers ; Companies Newsletter ; CEA Research News stroke;Brain;H2020;health; Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:10:18 GMT Long-term data on atmospheric CO2 reveals an increase in carbon uptake by Northern Hemisphere vegetation https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Long-term-data-on-atmospheric-CO2-reveals-an-increase-in-carbon-uptake-by-Northern-Hemisphere-vegetation.aspx Environment Press release ; Focus Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT NTU Singapore and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission launch research centre to develop innovative e-waste recycling technologies https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/NTU-Singapore-and-the-French-Alternative-Energies-and-Atomic-Energy-Commission-launch-research-centre-to-develop-innovative.aspx Energies ; Environment ; Institutional ; Innovation for industry ; Dismantling Press release ; Focus Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:00:00 GMT Autism spectrum disorders : a new brain imaging study appears to challenge the dominant theoretical model. https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/AUTISM-SPECTRUM-DISORDERS-a-new-brain-imaging-study-appears-to-challenge-the-dominant-theoretical-model.aspx Brain ; Diseases ; Medical imaging Press release ; Scientific result Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:00:00 GMT Demonstrating real-time tile-based visualization at Supercomputing 2018 https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/visualisation-tiledviz-supercomputing-2018.aspx CEA is participating in the International Conference for High Performance Computing to be held 11-16 November 2018 in Dallas, Texas. Among other things, CEA will present a demonstration of tile-based visualization for Big Data in neurobiology and astrochemistry. High performance computing ; Brain ; Astrophysics ; Nuclear energy ; Defence & security ; Fundamental Research Companies ; Partners ; Suppliers ; Institutions ; Journalists ; Researchers ; Teachers News ; Agenda ; Event ; Exhibition Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT Nature's unsuspected resources to resist radiation https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Nature-unsuspected-resources-to-resist-radiation.aspx Researchers from the CEA, CNRS and University of Aix-Marseille1, in collaboration with KAERI from South Korea, have highlighted, through a large-scale meta-analysis, a wide variety of repair, protection and regulation tools that allow a family of bacteria to resist radiation. Health & life sciences ; Bacteria ; Proteomics ; Molecular mechanisms ; Radiobiology ; Radiosensitivity Journalists ; Researchers ; general public Cadarache Press release ; Publication and books ; Scientific result Deinococcus;radioresistance;radiation; Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT Open science: International data exchange for sharing primate neuroimaging datasets https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Open-science-International-data-exchange-for-sharing-primate-neuroimaging-datasets-.aspx Tools & research instruments ; Brain ; Methodologies for life sciences Press release Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s General Conference set for 17- 21 September 2018 https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/International-Atomic-Energy-Agency-(IAEA)’s-General-Conference-set-for-17--21-September-2018.aspx Energies ; Nuclear energy ; Environment ; Institutional ; Defence & security ; Tools & research instruments ; Health & life sciences ; Science & society Focus Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:00:00 GMT Researchers are exploring the causes of variations in atmospheric CO2 emissions https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/causes-variations-CO2--atmosphere.aspx Recent results obtained by climatologists working at the Laboratory of Environmental and Climate Science (LSCE: CEA/CNRS/UVSQ, Paris-Saclay) explain the relations between periods of drought and CO2 exchange between vegetation and the air. These different phenomena have a significant impact on increased levels of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere. Climate general public ; Higher education ; Researchers ; Journalists DRF Focus ; Press release Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT Revealing molecular mechanisms that prevent measles virus replication https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Revealing-molecular-mechanisms-that-prevent-measles-virus-replication.aspx Researchers discovered a novel interaction between two proteins from the measles virus. This ultra-weak interaction, involving only four amino acids situated in a very flexible and dynamic protein region, is essential for measles virus replication. This newly discovered interaction constitutes a new target to treat measles infection, but also infection by other viruses from the same family, that comprises highly dangerous human pathogens. Health & life sciences ; Virus ; Proteomics ; Diagnosis and innovative treatment ; Diseases ; Molecular mechanisms ; DNA ; Immune system general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Grenoble News ; Scientific publications ; Scientific result Measles; Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:00:00 GMT Current climate models may underestimate long-term climate change https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Current-climate-models-may-underestimate-long-term-climate-change.aspx Environment ; Earth sciences Press release ; Scientific result Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT CEA uses Atos simulator at the CCRT to explore the potential of quantum computing in industry https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/CEA-uses-Atos-simulator-at-the-CCRT-to-explore-the-potential-of-quantum-computing-in-industry0627-7259.aspx Tools & research instruments ; High performance computing ; Fundamental Research ; Innovation for industry Press release Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT Idmit: inauguration of a new biology and health research infrastructure devoted to human infectious diseases and immunology https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Idmit-inauguration-of-a-new-biology-and-health-research-infrastructure-devoted-to-human-infectious-diseases-and-immunology.aspx Institutional ; Diagnosis and innovative treatment ; Diseases ; Methodologies for life sciences Press release ; Inauguration ; Focus Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT Within 10 years, a high-luminosity LHC at CERN https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Within-10-years,-a-high-luminosity-LHC-at-CERN.aspx Matter & the Universe ; Content of the Universe ; Particle physics ; Theoretical physics ; Nuclear physics ; Statistical physics ; Fundamental Research ; Particle accelerator Press release ; European & international partnerships ; Partnerships Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT The oak genome unveils the secrets of tree longevity https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/The-oak-genome-unveils-the-secrets-of-tree-longevity.aspx Health & life sciences ; Genomics GENOSCOPE News ; Press release ; Focus Oak; Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT Choosing the future of Antarctica https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Choosing-the-future-of-Antarctica.aspx Environment ; Climate ; Impact of climate change Press release ; News ; Scientific publications Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT Towards a better understanding of the impact of extreme climate events on wheat yields https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Towards-a-better-understanding-of-the-impact-of-extreme-climate-events-on-wheat-yields.aspx Environment ; Agronomy ; Climate ; Impact of climate change ; Climatic models Press release ; Scientific result ; Scientific publications Wed, 02 May 2018 07:49:29 GMT Double trouble for a coral reef https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Double-trouble-for-a-coral-reef.aspx Upolu, one of the nine islands of Samoa, in the Pacific Ocean. Well-known among fans of diving, this isolated coral reef promised to be a site of rich biodiversity for the scientists on the Tara Pacific expedition. Although some signs of bleaching had been observed on their route, the reefs of Upolu proved to be in a far more degraded state Environment ; Biodiversity ; Climate ; Impact of climate change ; Oceanography Journalists ; Researchers ; general public GENOSCOPE Press release ; Scientific publications corail;Tara; Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT Fukushima: a French soil decontamination process experimented in Japan https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Fukushima-a-French-soil-decontamination-process-experimented-in-Japan.aspx The CEA, Orano and Veolia tested out a radioactive soil decontamination process in Japan between 13 and 17 November 2017. Radioactivity ; Environment Companies ; Partners ; Suppliers ; general public ; Institutions ; Journalists ; Researchers ; Higher education DRF Press release ; Focus Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT Cheaper, less toxic and recyclable light absorbers for hydrogen production https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Cheaper,-less-toxic-and-recyclable-light-absorbers-for-hydrogen-production.aspx Chemistry ; Fundamental Research ; Nanomaterials Press release ; Scientific result Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT VERIFYing greenhouse gas emissions monitoring https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/VERIFYing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-monitoring.aspx The European project VERIFY, coordinated by the CEA, aims to provide the European Commission with a system to monitor greenhouse gas emissions declarations submitted by each country under the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change. Environment ; Climate ; Recovery of CO2 ; Carbon cycle ; Greenhouse effect ; Impact of climate change ; Science & society ; Tools & research instruments Journalists ; Researchers ; general public ; Companies LSCE News ; Newsletter ; CEA Research News ; European & international partnerships Greenhouse;energy union and climate;H2020;Paris clilmate change agreement;IPCC;greenhouse gas emissions; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT Identifying fingerprints by a PYCSEL sensor https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Identifying-fingerprints-by-a-PYCSEL-sensor.aspx Biometric sensors for personal identification undergo a huge evolution since a few years. The expansion of this market will need low costs and convenient and easy-to-integrate technologies, both aspects answered by the European collaboration PYCSEL. The objective is to develop a flexible fingerprint sensor on plastic, building on the expertise from the CEA, the coordinator of PYCSEL, on this sensor technology in collaboration with 7 European key-partners. New technologies ; Defence & security ; Fundamental Research ; New industrial production processes ; Integrated circuits design ; Electronics Journalists ; Researchers ; Companies ; general public functional divisions News ; Newsletter ; CEA Research News ; European & international partnerships Fingerprint Technology;secure societies;sensor;H2020;security;finger;flexible electronics;printed electronic circuits; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT A new tool to monitor the carbon budget of vegetation: first application to the African continent https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/A-new-tool-to-monitor-the-carbon-budget-of-vegetation-first-application-to-the-African-continent.aspx Earth sciences ; Climate ; Satellites Press release ; Scientific result Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT Tara Oceans: discovery of over 100 million genes from the marine world. https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Tara-Oceans--découverte-de-plus-de-100-millions-de-gènes-issus-du-monde-marin.aspx Continuing the analysis and exploitation of the biggest database compiled on the planktonic ecosystem, the teams from the CEA, CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research), EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) and the French graduate school ENS, among others[1], have just reached a new milestone by analysing the expression of over 100 million genes Health & life sciences ; Genomics Journalists ; Researchers ; general public GENOSCOPE News ; Press release ; Focus Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:00:00 GMT An industrial chair for the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Launch-of-the--Trace-industrial-chair-for-the-monitoring-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions.aspx The Trace industrial chair aims to develop better monitoring methodologies of greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide and methane) by satellite and with the help of new sensors deployed close to methane-emitting sites. Climate ; Energies ; Environment Institutions ; Journalists ; Researchers ; Partners ; Suppliers DRF Valorisation Press release ; Focus Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:00:00 GMT Diffusion MRI reveals the neuronal activity associated with waking and anesthetized states https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Diffusion-MRI-reveals-the-neuronal-activity-associated-with-waking-and-anesthetized-states.aspx A CEA research team, headed by Denis Le Bihan, has just used diffusion MRI to reveal the connection between the level of neuronal activity in regions concerned by wake-sleep states in anesthetized rats, and the degree of neuronal swelling in these regions. Health & life sciences ; Medical imaging ; Brain DRF Press release ; Focus Thu, 30 Nov 2017 06:57:34 GMT High performance computing for energies with EoCoE https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/High-performance-computing-for-energies-with-EoCoE.aspx Predicting wind and sunlight intensity or stabilizing plasma in a nuclear fusion reactor are some of the multiple challenges to tackle in order to diversify our energy mix. They rely heavily on high performance computing (HPC). Situated at the crossroads of HPC and energy transition, the European Energy-Oriented Center of Excellence, or EoCoE, intends to provide high-end expertise in applied mathematics and HPC. Computing ; Energies ; Mathematics ; Cross-functional disciplines ; Fundamental Research ; Software technologies ; Simulation & modelling general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Paris-Saclay News ; Newsletter ; CEA Research News ; European & international partnerships supercomputing;exascale;energy transition;HPC; Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:00:00 GMT Scientists decode the genome of Fall Armyworm: a moth pest that is invading Africa https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Scientists-decode-the-genome-of-Fall-Armyworm-a-moth-pest-that-is-invading-Africa.aspx Health & life sciences ; Genomics DRF Press release ; Scientific publications ; Scientific result Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:00:00 GMT A photoenzyme allows microalgae to produce hydrocarbons https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/A-photoenzyme-allows-microalgae-to-produce-hydrocarbons.aspx A French team has discovered an enzyme which allows microalgae to convert certain of their constituent fatty acids into hydrocarbons using light energy. Health & life sciences ; Proteomics ; Structural biology ; Molecular mechanisms ; Cellular mechanisms ; Bioenergy Saclay Press release ; Scientific result ; Scientific publications Fri, 01 Sep 2017 10:00:00 GMT The secret of magnetic cycles in stars https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/secret-magnetic-cycles-stars.aspx Using new numerical simulations, scientists from the CEA, the CNRS and the University Paris-Diderot can explain why the Sun's magnetic field reverses every eleven years. To be published in the July 14, 2017 issue of Science, the discovery of a scaling law for determining the magnetic cycle period of a star is pioneering and helps us comprehend violent space weather phenomena. Physics ; Matter & the Universe ; Astrophysics ; Stars ; Simulation & modelling ; Fundamental Research Journalists ; general public ; Researchers Paris-Saclay Press release ; Scientific publications ; Scientific result Sun;simulation;magnetic field;magnetic cycle; Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:00:00 GMT Root growth arrest mechanism revealed in plants https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/---Root-growth-arrest-mechanism-revealed-in-plants.aspx Agronomy ; Bioremediation ; Health & life sciences ; Cellular mechanisms ; Vegetal physiology Press release ; Scientific publications ; Scientific result Tue, 16 May 2017 10:00:00 GMT Travel of the largest and most powerful MRI magnet in the world https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/voyage-aimant-IRM-projet-iseult.aspx On Thursday, 2017 May 4, a giant magnet weighing 130 metric tons will leave the assembly plants in Belfort on its journey to the NeuroSpin research facility at the CEA's Paris-Saclay Center (Essonne). MRI ; Medical imaging ; Brain Journalists ; Researchers ; general public Joliot Press release ; News ; Event magnetar;IRFU;superconducter;Brain;IRM;Iseult;neural network; Tue, 02 May 2017 10:00:00 GMT European Research Council: 10 years of support for world-class research https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/European-Research-Council-10-years-of-support-for-world-class-research.aspx Institutional ; Fundamental Research ; Technologies Press release ; Focus ERC; Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMT Reuters/Clarivate rates CEA as Europe’s most innovative public research institution https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/ReutersClarivate-rates-CEA-as-Europe’s-most-innovative-public-research-institution.aspx Fundamental Research ; Technologies ; Innovation for industry Press release ; Focus Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMT Reading the weather through atmospheric waves https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/reading-weather-atmospheric-waves.aspx The ARISE 2 project uses the infrasound technology, that was first designed and used for nuclear test monitoring, to provide crucial information to characterize the atmospheric waves of natural origin and predict their impact on meteorology. Environment ; Climate ; Earthquakes & tsunamis ; Monitoring nuclear tests ; Security and non-proliferation ; Earth sciences general public ; Journalists ; Researchers DASE News ; European & international partnerships ; Newsletter Monitoring nuclear tests;Earthquakes & tsunamis;détection;climate;secure societies;Environment;infrason;infrasound;Security and non-proliferation; Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:00:00 GMT ISOTOPICS: The renewal of isotopic labeling for strengthening European therapeutic innovation https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/isotopics-renewal-isotopic-labeling-strengthening-European-therapeutic-innovation.aspx ISOTOPICS is a European research project which aims at the development of new methods for the chemical labeling of drug candidates to streamline drug innovation and to decrease drug attrition. Health & life sciences ; Biotechnology ; Diagnosis and innovative treatment ; Pharmacology ; Biomarkers ; Molecular mechanisms ; Chemistry general public ; Journalists ; Researchers IBITECS News ; Newsletter ; European & international partnerships chemistry;Molecular mechanisms;Biomarkers;pharmacology;Biotechnology;Health & life sciences;Drug Resistance;isotopics;Diagnosis and innovative treatment;bioeconomy and health; Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:00:00 GMT Atmospheric methane concentrations are rising faster since 2007 https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Atmospheric-methane-concentrations-are-rising-faster-since-2007.aspx Climate Press release Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:00:00 GMT Improve MRI medical diagnosis and reduce the cost of treatment https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Improve-MRI-medical-diagnosis-and-reduce-the-cost-of-treatment.aspx ​Three teams of French researchers (CEA, Inserm, and G2ELab) have joined forces within the framework of the European project IDentIFY to develop a new type of MRI scanner: less costly yet far more accurate. Health & life sciences ; MRI ; Medical imaging ; New technologies Researchers ; Journalists Grenoble Press release Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:00:00 GMT CO2 hits record highs in the Southern hemisphere https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/CO2-hits-record-highs-in-the-Southern-hemisphere.aspx Last month, the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) as measured at Amsterdam Island (southern Indian Ocean), for the first time exceeded the symbolic value of 400 ppm[1], or 0.04 %, for the first time. Environment ; Climate ; Greenhouse effect Journalists ; Researchers Saclay Press release Tue, 14 Jun 2016 10:00:00 GMT Identification of a network of brain regions involved in mathematics https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Identification-of-a-network-of-brain-regions-involved-in-mathematics-.aspx Two researches from a joint CEA-Inserm-Université Paris Sud-Collège de France unit at the NeuroSpin neuroimaging centre, have just revealed that the brain has a network of brain regions involved in advanced mathematics, as well as simpler arithmetic operations. Brain ; Mathematics ; MRI Researchers ; general public Saclay Press release Wed, 11 May 2016 10:00:00 GMT Tara PACIFIC 2016-2018 - Coral reefs biodiversity facing climate change https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Tara-PACIFIC-2016-2018---Coral-reefs-biodiversity-facing-climate-change.aspx The research schooner Tara will leave her home port of Lorient on May 28th 2016 for a new expedition in the Asian Pacific. This adventure is sponsored by the CNRS, PSL, CEA, CSM and many other public and private partners. Biodiversity ; Climate ; Environment Researchers ; general public Fontenay-aux-Roses Press release Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:00:00 GMT “Climate responsibility”: a new methodology applied to China https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/“Climate-responsibility”-a-new-methodology-applied-to-China.aspx A Franco-chinese team including the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement ​(LSCE, CEA/CNRS/UVSQ) has demonstrated that China's "climate responsibility" is not as significant as initially estimated. Climate ; Greenhouse effect ; Environment Researchers ; general public Saclay Press release Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:00:00 GMT Revealed: The planktonic social network of the biological carbon pump https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Revealed-The-planktonic-social-network-of-the-biological-carbon-pump.aspx The network of planktonic organisms of this carbon sink has been described as a social network by an interdisciplinary team comprising oceanographers, biologists and computer experts mainly from the CNRS, UPMC, University of Nantes, VIB, EMBL and CEA. Genomics ; Environment Researchers IG Press release ; Scientific result Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:00:00 GMT New giant virus discovered in Siberia's permafrost https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/new-giant-virus-discovered-in-siberia's-permafrost.aspx ​Scientists have recently discovered a new type of giant virus in the same sample of 30,000-year old Siberian permafrost from which Pithovirus had already been isolated Virus ; Genomics ; Proteomics Journalists ; Researchers Fontenay-aux-Roses Press release ; Scientific result IRTSV;Evry;microscope;IG;Fontenay;géant;virus; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 10:00:00 GMT Quantifying the impact of volcanic eruptions on climate https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/quantifying-the-impact-of-volcanic-eruptions-on-climate.aspx ​Large volcanic eruptions inject considerable amounts of sulphur in the stratosphere which, once converted into aerosols, block sun rays and tend to cool the surface of the Earth down for several years. Environment ; Climate Journalists ; Researchers Saclay Press release Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:00:00 GMT Breakthrough in understanding the origins of language https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/breakthrough-understanding-origins-language.aspx Researchers have identified a network of brain regions whose organisation may at least partly explain the specificity of the cognitive functions of the human species. Brain ; MRI ; Health & life sciences Journalists ; Researchers I2BM Press release ; Scientific result Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:00:00 GMT Linking photosynthesis to respiration https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/link-photosynthesis-respiration.aspx Researchers has revealed new aspects of the cellular mechanisms underlying the amazing photosynthesizing capabilities of the tiny single-cell marine organisms known as diatoms. Health & life sciences ; Photosynthesis ; Environment Journalists ; Researchers Saclay Press release ; Scientific result Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:00:00 GMT The Magdalenian Trois-Frères Cave (Ariège, France) yields the first complete mitochondrial genome sequence for the extinct steppe bison https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/the-magdalenian-trois-frères-cave-ariège-france-yields-the-first-complete-mitochondrial-genome.aspx ​A CEA (Atomic Energy Commission) research group characterized the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the extinct steppe bison from a 19,000-year-old bone collected in the Trois-Frères cave. Genomics Journalists ; Researchers Saclay Press release ; Scientific result Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:00:00 GMT Direct observation of a protein "waking up" https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/direct-observation-of-a-protein-waking-up.aspx What are the dynamics involved as a protein becomes functionally active? Health & life sciences ; Proteomics Press release Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMT Announced decline in uncertainty related to the impact of human activity on the climate https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/announced-decline-in-uncertainty-related-to-the-impact-of-human-activity-on-the-climate.aspx ​An international study, in which French climatologists have been involved, shows that the influence of CO2 emissions on climate change due to human activity will increase but, by 2030, uncertainty regarding climate sensitivity to such anthropogenic change will be halved. Climate ; Environment Journalists ; Researchers Saclay Press release Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:00:00 GMT Viral infections - 3D reconstruction of a vital interaction https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/viral-infections-3d-reconstruction-of-a-vital-interaction.aspx Researchers have succeeded for the first time in observing, on an atomic scale, the path taken and the successive changes in form undergone by a disordered vital protein, from its free state to the moment when it binds to another viral protein. Health & life sciences ; Proteomics ; Virus Researchers ; Journalists Grenoble Press release Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:00:00 GMT