Applying magnetic fields (MFs) to bioreactors is an emerging technology that seems to have promising opportunities, especially for wastewater treatment. Recent reports show that MFs could enhance the performance of biological treatment processes for various pollutants, including organic matter, nitrogen, and toxic compounds like antibiotics and dyes. This enhancement is often achieved using low-intensity static […]
The integration of electrochemical and microbial processes offers significant opportunities for CO2 valorisation by leveraging the advantages of both domains. Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction) excels at using renewable electricity to generate simple intermediates (formic acid or acetate). Conversely, microorganisms can act as highly selective biocatalysts to synthesize a wide range of more complex high-value products […]
Flat-bands in 2D material heterostructures comprise a novel tunable platform to investigate many-body physics. These heterostructures host a wealth of correlated and unconventional superconducting phases. Understanding the emergence of these phases and how to manipulate them are amongst the most exciting research challenges in modern solid-state physics. In this project, we will investigate correlated phases […]
In this project, we aim to investigate the energetics of information processing by combining tools from statistical mechanics with recent advances in quantum and stochastic thermodynamics [1,2]. Information is a physical resource, and its manipulation is constrained by thermodynamic laws—an insight that goes back to Maxwell’s demon and Landauer’s principle. Despite the rapid progress in […]
This research project aims to explore the energies and materials mobilized for the so-called green transitions from historical and contextual perspectives. It will address scientific designs, environmental impacts, social debates, resistance to technology and controversies between experts and lay-people which have shaped the way we understand, produce and foster those energies and materials. The project […]
In the mid-20th century, scientists and historians of science acknowledged the rise of a new mode of organization of physical research. Large-scale projects around particle accelerators and nuclear reactors gathered hundreds of scientists and technicians working towards well-defined goals. The term Big Science was coined around 1960 to describe these projects. The term Little Science […]
This project aims to contribute to debates on new materials for energy transitions by exploring the environmental and technopolitical history of the production, circulation, and consumption of an old yet highly significant material: concrete. “Energy transitions” are intrinsically linked to materials, both historically and in the present. Concrete, the most widely used construction material, has […]
Quantum communication is central to future secure networks and the quantum internet. While most implementations rely on polarization entanglement, limited to two-dimensional encoding, high-dimensional states, e.g., based on the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light, enable richer Hilbert spaces, higher information rates, enhanced security, and increased robustness to noise. This project aims to advance high-dimensional […]
Radon (Rn) is a radioactive gas that emanates from rocks and soils and tends to concentrate in enclosed spaces. The main source is soil gas infiltration, although other sources such as building materials and water extracted from wells are relevant in some specific cases. Rn constitutes the second cause of lung cancer after smoking. Current […]
Polarimetry encompasses a set of optical methods and instrumentation that enable the study of light–matter interaction through polarization—a fundamental property of light. Its utility spans a wide range of applications, including astronomy, remote sensing, image processing, sustainability, botany, quantum technologies, and biomedicine. This proposal aims to explore polarization control under two innovative technological frameworks that […]