Laboratory news
Marie Poulain, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on the study of plastic particles in the oceans
Marie carried out her research in the SMODD team at the Softmat laboratory, in collaboration with IMFT. On November 2nd, she defended her thesis entitled: "Study of the vertical distribution of...
Anaïs Chalard, former PhD student at Softmat, won the 2nd thesis prize “Ecole de chimie de Rennes – René Dabard”
Since 2013, the thesis prize "Ecole de chimie de Rennes – René Dabard" has been awarded every year to PhDs, without restriction as to institution, for their thesis work in one of the following...
Baptiste Amouroux, former PhD student at Softmat, won the 1st thesis prize of the “Société Chimique de France”
Baptiste completed his thesis in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory, entitled "Nanoparticles upconverting: towards super-resolution microscopy", which he defended in April 2019. On 4th of...
Stéphane Mazières, faculty staff at Softmat, was awarded the title of Dr Honoris Causa by the University of Donetsk
Stéphane Mazières, faculty staff in the P3R team at the Softmat laboratory, was awarded the title of Dr Honoris Causa by the University of Donetsk in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on 29th of November. This...
INP INNOV’ 2019 prize awarded to Florence Benoit-Marquié, faculty staff at Softmat
On 13th of June, at the INP INNOV' 2019 awards ceremony, Florence Benoit-Marquié, who carries out her research in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory, was awarded the "Lauriers de l'INP" prize,...
Valérie Sartor & Stéphane Gineste received a prize in the CAES-CNRS Imagemo 2019 competition
On 15th of May in Paris, Valérie Sartor, a researcher in the SMODD team, and Stéphane Gineste, an engineer in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory, were awarded the Photofolie prize in the 2019...
“Un océan de plastique”, audio slideshow on the work of Alexandra ter Halle, researcher at Softmat
Unlike microplastics, which are concentrated in the upper layer of the oceans, nanometric fragments are found throughout the water column. In this audio slideshow produced by the CNRS, discover the...
A new gelling molecule for growing neurons in 3D
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the laboratories Softmat, ToNIC and LAAS has developed a hydrogel that can grow, develop and differentiate neural stem cells. This biomaterial could...
When drops pulsate and draw flowers…
How does a drop of oil behave when placed on water? Most often it spreads. But its chemical properties can also cause it to change the surface of the water at a later date, resulting in unexpected...