Collège de France

About: Collège de France is a education organization based out in Paris, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Dopamine. The organization has 6541 authors who have published 11983 publications receiving 648742 citations. The organization is also known as: College de France.

Ontogeny of primary lymphoid organs and lymphoid stem cells

Abstract: Cells of the immune system go through a series of important developmental steps that begin early in embryonic life and include, first, the various waves of hemopoietic-cell production in the embryo and, second, the homing of these cells to the hemopoietic organs, which are the sites of hemopoiesis and lymphopoiesis in embryonic and adult life. The avian embryo is an important model for investigating these early steps; and this paper presents a comprehensive review of the work done on the early ontogeny of the avian immune system.

The geological and faunal context of Late Miocene hominid remains from Lukeino, Kenya

Abstract: Hominid fossils have been recovered from four localities within the Late Miocene Lukeino Formation, Tugen Hills, Kenya. The sediments from which the fossils came consist of fluvial and shallow lacustrine deposits. Some of the specimens are coated in a thin layer of carbonate of organic origin, suggesting deposition and preservation in slightly alkaline water, while others are riddled with superficial cracks indicating exposure at the surface prior to burial. Radioisotopic age determinations from lavas underlying and overlying the Lukeino Formation, and from crystals from the sediments themselves, indicate an age of ca 6 Ma for these hominids.

Hybrid materials science: a promised land for the integrative design of multifunctional materials.

Abstract: For more than 5000 years, organic–inorganic composite materials created by men via skill and serendipity have been part of human culture and customs. The concept of “hybrid organic–inorganic” nanocomposites exploded in the second half of the 20th century with the expansion of the so-called “chimie douce” which led to many collaborations between a large set of chemists, physicists and biologists. Consequently, the scientific melting pot of these very different scientific communities created a new pluridisciplinary school of thought. Today, the tremendous effort of basic research performed in the last twenty years allows tailor-made multifunctional hybrid materials with perfect control over composition, structure and shape. Some of these hybrid materials have already entered the industrial market. Many tailor-made multiscale hybrids are increasingly impacting numerous fields of applications: optics, catalysis, energy, environment, nanomedicine, etc. In the present feature article, we emphasize several fundamental and applied aspects of the hybrid materials field: bioreplication, mesostructured thin films, Lego-like chemistry designed hybrid nanocomposites, and advanced hybrid materials for energy. Finally, a few commercial applications of hybrid materials will be presented.

Understanding the Roles of Anionic Redox and Oxygen Release during Electrochemical Cycling of Lithium-Rich Layered Li4FeSbO6

Abstract: Li-rich oxides continue to be of immense interest as potential next generation Li-ion battery positive electrodes, and yet the role of oxygen during cycling is still poorly understood. Here, the complex electrochemical behavior of Li4FeSbO6 materials is studied thoroughly with a variety of methods. Herein, we show that oxygen release occurs at a distinct voltage plateau from the peroxo/superoxo formation making this material ideal for revealing new aspects of oxygen redox processes in Li-rich oxides. Moreover, we directly demonstrate the limited reversibility of the oxygenated species (O2(n-); n = 1, 2, 3) for the first time. We also find that during charge to 4.2 V iron is oxidized from +3 to an unusual +4 state with the concomitant formation of oxygenated species. Upon further charge to 5.0 V, an oxygen release process associated with the reduction of iron +4 to +3 is present, indicative of the reductive coupling mechanism between oxygen and metals previously reported. Thus, in full state of charge, lithium removal is fully compensated by oxygen only, as the iron and antimony are both very close to their pristine states. Besides, this charging step results in complex phase transformations that are ultimately destructive to the crystallinity of the material. Such findings again demonstrate the vital importance of fully understanding the behavior of oxygen in such systems. The consequences of these new aspects of the electrochemical behavior of lithium-rich oxides are discussed in detail.

Friction and slip of a simple liquid at a solid surface

Abstract: We report a novel experimental technique using total internal reflection – fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (TIR‐FRAP) to probe the velocity of a liquid near a wall with a resolution of the order of 100 nm As an example of use, we have investigated the boundary condition of the liquid velocity during lubricated friction and studied the influence of a classical additive (stearic acid) in a base oil (hexadecane), and demonstrate that simple Newtonian fluids can develop slip at the wall