Radioactive waste: a scientific mission sets out to map the Atlantic’s submerged drums

Earth Sciences

The NODSSUM interdisciplinary mission, led by CNRS and in collaboration with a team from Ifremer, ASNR and several national and international partners 1 , will set sail for a month on June 15. Scientists are planning two campaigns to use modern tools to map the main dumping zone for the many drums of radioactive waste that have been deliberately dumped for 40 years in the abyssal plains of the North-East Atlantic. This first survey mission is being carried out by the UlyX2 autonomous robot of the French Oceanographic Fleet, operated by IFREMER .

Mathematics - May 20

Cryptography: Damien Stehlé’s post-quantum journey

Lyon's research stands out in the new post-quantum era. Two algorithms designed by Damien Stehlé are among the 3 standards published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2024.

Health - May 5

A new therapeutic avenue for ultrasound treatment of resistant depression

Health

Characteristic depressive episodes are the most common mental disorders worldwide. One in five people will suffer from depression in their lifetime, with suicidal risk responsible for several thousand deaths a year in France. A new study published in the journal

Health - May 7

A new class of molecules against cancer cells refractory to standard treatments

A new class of molecules capable of killing the cancer cells that are refractory to standard treatments and responsible for recurrence has just been developed by scientists at Institut Curie, the CNRS, and Inserm. This crucial advance in the fight against metastatic cancer is based on identifying the cellular site for ferroptosis initiation, a natural process, catalysed by iron, that sparks the oxidative degradation of cell membranes. These promising preclinical results will be published in the journal Nature on 7 May 2025.

Health - Apr 30

Hyperglycemia: towards a better understanding of its deleterious impact on the skin

Health

Human fibroblasts observed by fluorescence microscopy. Mitochondria are marked in red, fibroblast core DNA is marked in blue © Nivea Dias Amoedo/Inserm A deterioration in skin quality, its ability to heal, and its normal aging, is often observed in people with chronic hyperglycemia.

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