L’École polytechnique

Studying air pollution using miniature sensors: a research team from the Laboratory of Interface and Thin Film Physics has shown that they are capable of detecting very low concentrations of nitrogen dioxide. Their work, funded by the…

While it is obvious that plants adapt their growth to the wind, the mechanisms of wind perception still need to be elucidated. In their study, Jean-Marc Allain, Jean-Marie Frachisse and Bruno Moulia, highlight a receptor that transduces…