Nature provides us with design models that can help us solve engineering or architectural problems.

The so-called “rare earth elements” are currently a geopolitical battleground. Cutting-edge technologies linked to digitalization, AI, quantum computing, and countless other applications depend on this critical supply.

Surfactants are substances that have been widely used for centuries in a growing number of business sectors (cleaning products, cosmetics, surface treatment, agriculture, etc.).

In his latest influential book, Le pouvoir de la destruction créatrice (Odile Jacob, 2020), Philippe Aghion, winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, argues for the importance of technological innovation for economic growth and productivity.

In 1917, Scottish biologist and mathematician D'Arcy Thompson published a book entitled On Growth and Form, which would have a profound influence on several generations of biologists, artists, architects, and engineers.

A technology is gaining prominence in the field of cleaning and disinfection products: probiotics.

At some point in the evolution of life, prokaryotic cells evolved to give rise to eukaryotic cells. These, among other innovations, possibly incorporated mitochondria into their internal structure through endosymbiosis: the energy “factories” that every cell needs to keep its vital functions running.

Large corporations that invest huge amounts of money in research and development usually have strict procedures in place for monitoring the activities that form part of their project portfolio.