ELEA discovers
The water cycle is a large loop that the water travels through to move on the surface of the earth and under our feet. Unfortunately, it is often polluted by human activity. Scientists monitor it very closely, so that it does not become unfit for consumption, and dangerous for the plant or animal kingdom.
Read moreLocal and collective analysis of water and its use
Climate change is posing new threats to water tables and potable water sovereignty for municipalities. The QUEPEP project focuses on the quality and use of rain and well water in the commune of Machecoul-Saint-Meme. It features an approach in partnership with researchers, gardeners and an environmental protection association.
Read moreMapping a city's noise thanks to its residents
Getting citizens involved in performing a diagnosis of sound environments across an entire city. That was the objective of the leaders of the SonoRezé project, the result of collaboration between Université Gustave Eiffel and the commune of Rezé.
Read moreImagining a common future around a map
How would you like to play at saving the world? Futurable explores how we can adapt to climate change, based on real, familiar territories. The aim of the game is to create a fair and desirable future by bringing together citizen and scientific knowledge.
Read moreResearchers and activist citizens working together
What can citizens involved in territorial preservation actions and researchers studying alternative citizen initiatives contribute to each other? What do they have to say or learn from each other? How can they do so? These are just some of the questions that the OAC-La Narse project aims to answer.
Read moreOptimising and extending the life of lithium-ion batteries
In the LICIT-ECO7 laboratory, two researchers are drawing up “profiles” of lithium-ion batteries and assess their performance using characterisation and ageing tests. Their data, which is made open, aims to promote the use of batteries for as long as possible.
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