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Masanori Tsukamoto is invited by the Collège de France assembly, at the suggestion of Prof. William Marx. Documents and media Download the conference poster Abstract Both Proust and Paul Valéry establish a link between writing and sleep. In neither case …

Abstract As the world's population grows, so does the rate of urbanisation. The megacities that are emerging (20 cities with more than 15 million inhabitants, half of them in the south) combine numerous vulnerabilities to the risk of epidemics (or …

Abstract Marine ecosystems play a crucial role in supporting societal needs and human well-being by providing resources like food, carbon storage, coastal protection, and recreational opportunities. However, the impact of climate change on marine …

Abstract Clean hydrogen, as an energy vector and a sustainable chemical feedstock, is a pillar of the energy transition and key contributor to meeting the targets for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and thereby to building a climate-resilient …

Abstract Conversion of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons (methane, ethylene) and alcohols (ethanol, propanol) using renewable electricity as an energy source is an attractive strategy for storing renewable energies (solar and wind energy) into the form of …

Abstract this presentation will provide a long perspective on the importance of energy transitions in human history and underscore the role of ingenuity, innovation, and adaptation in the past - and future - success of our species. Kyle Harper Kyle Harper …

Abstract I will begin by talking about the nature of scientific thought, contrasted with the experience of working in a complex "enterprise." Then I will note some of the reasons (personal, cultural, economic, political or other) that explain why people …

Abstract The first lecture is aimed at a general math audience and will be an introduction to the representation theory of p-adic groups and its relation to other areas. It will include an overview of the construction of representations of p-adic groups …

Abstract From western Thebes during the 7th   century survives the largest body of material connected with Coptic education from any region in Egypt. This seminar will present the material and its distribution, addressing where education took place and …

Abstract Light-matter interactions are playing an increasingly crucial role in the understanding and engineering of new states of matter with relevance to the fields of quantum optics, solid state physics, chemistry and materials science. Experiments have …