Ces dernières années, le développement de l’utilisation de combustibles renouvelable à amener les fabricants d’appareil de chauffage domestique au bois à fortement optimiser les conditions de combustion, via le développement de nouvelles technologies, afin d’être en mesure de respecter les réglementations européennes.

FRENCHDIAM seeks to exploit the exceptional properties of diamond, such as its resistance to high electric fields, its resistance to high temperatures and its outstanding thermal conductivity. The project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of two complementary advanced diamond devices: a high-voltage vertical transistor and a monolithic switching cell. Various technological steps required for a production chain will be developed, such as growth of large substrates, epitaxy of doped layers, structuring in clean rooms, peripheral protection and design of control electronics.

Le projet X-LOSM a pour objectif la production de nouveaux miroirs diélectriques à très faibles pertes optiques en vue de leur utilisation dans des expériences de pointe employant des cavités Fabry-Pérot.

The VORTEX project proposes a new approach for exploring unknown indoor environments using a fleet of autonomous drones (UAVs). We propose to define a strategy based on swarm intelligence exploiting only vision-based behaviors. The fleet will deploy as a dynamic graph self reconfiguring according to events and discovered areas. Without requiring any mapping or wireless communication, the drones will coordinate by mutual perception and communicate by visual signs. This approach will be developed with RGB and event cameras to achieve fast and low-energy navigation.

The building and construction sector accounts for around 39% of global annual greenhouse gas emissions, making it a key focal point in the global effort to combat climate change. In terms of material complexity and total energy consumption, the building stock ranks the highest. Despite enormous efforts, there is a need to adopt innovative approaches to building renovation and construction for identifying solutions that withstand climatic hazards and sense the environment.

Fort d’une collaboration de plus de trente ans, le partenariat scientifique entre l’INSA, l’ECL et l’université du Tohoku a conduit à de nombreuses avancées scientifiques et techniques communes et à de nombreux projets bilatéraux.

The increasing scarcity of certain types of wood traditionally used in the manufacture of musical instruments is forcing luthiers to change their practices. This problem is now affecting species such as spruce, the main wood used to make soundboards for cordophones. Faced with this situation, the MAeStrAFone project proposes new strategies to meet both the ecological and technological challenges: making soundboards differently, while guaranteeing equivalence for the musician.

The civilian market for SiC (Silicon Carbide) power components has grown exponentially since the 2010s, thanks to the needs of the automotive and solar industries. The industrial offer is now mature for 1200 V and 1700 V SiC components, whether diodes or MOSFETs. However, as breakdown voltage increases, the supply on the market becomes increasingly scarce. This is due to the small size of the market and the technological difficulties still to be resolved. However, the SiC semiconductor is probably even more attractive at higher voltages (3.3 kV-10 kV) than Si (silicon) and SiC solutions.

This project aims at establishing post-processing methods for a better understanding of the mechanical and anisotropic fracture behavior of nacre-like ceramic composites. These methods will couple two full-field measurement approaches, namely Raman spectroscopy for local stress field measurement and digital image correlation (DIC) for local strain field measurement. This coupling will be set-up during in situ mechanical testing.

As the world fights to tackle climate change, securing affordable, net-zero energy stands out as a paramount engineering task for ensuring a future for our and next generations. Among the pivotal technologies necessary to direct energy systems toward sustainability and net-zero emissions is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). CCS comprises several technologies which involve capturing CO2 from major point sources, followed by compression and transportation to appropriate underground reservoirs for either sequestration or enhanced oil recovery.