New method uncovers inter-cellular variation in photoprotection that could inform precision agriculture
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Read the research by Aliénor Lahlou, et al.:
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Acquisition of the reference dataset representing elementary Fm′ traces for each nonphotochemical quenching component.
Interplay between high-energy quenching and state transitions in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: a single-cell approach
Lahlou et al.
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Our project coordinator, Ludovic Julien, presented research on photochemical activation by our project partners from @sorbonne-universite.fr, École normale supérieure, @cnrs.fr, and @chimieens.bsky.social.
Watch out his seminar at Collège de France. 💡🌿
youtu.be/HDdQApEaiuA
Our partner Ian Coghill @psl-univ.bsky.social and colleagues published a preprint on enhancing fluorescence imaging using spatiotemporal light modulation. 🔬
The methods and custom microscope are documented and available at @optica.org Open. 🔓
doi.org/10.1364/opti...
This was a joint research effort by @psl-univ.bsky.social, @normalesup.bsky.social, CNRS, @sonycsl-paris.bsky.social, @fz-juelich.de, and Limoges University
The imaging system can be used in plant science, fluorescent proteins, and optoelectronic devices. Build instructions and open-source software are available for easy replication, requiring minimal experience with optics or electronics.
Side by side macroscope. Left shows the fully assembled device, right shows the labeled interior with detailed components.
New project publication! Our partners developed an open-hardware, affordable, and accessible macroscope. 🔬🔓
Congratulations Ian Coghill, Aliénor Lahlou, Andrea Lodetti, Shizue Matsubara, Thomas Le Saux, and Ludovic Jullien! 🙌
Read the open access @optica.org publication at doi.org/10.1364/OE.5...
The European Commission is pleased to launch this new Science, Research & Innovation account. We look forward to connecting with the community on Bluesky! 🧪
Here you will find:
- EU scientific news
- Horizon Europe funding opportunities
- Innovative EU-supported projects
- Events, tools & resources
Our project partners from @SorbonneUniversity and @ecolenormalesuperieure @cnrs will introduce our #HorizonEU project @EuroBioImaging “Plant Imaging Expert Group“ meeting! 🌿🔬
Hear from Ludovic Jullien, Aliénor Lahlou, and Ian Coghill on Wednesday 24 September, at 13:00 CEST
In our #HorizonEU project, Andrea and his team at @fz-juelich.de are supporting our consortium by studying plant physiology under fluctuating illumination.
More about us at: dream-eic.eu
Our @horizoneu.bsky.social project partner, Andrea Lodetti, has his poster at the European Plant Phenomics Symposium #EPPS2025!
Check his research on “Sensing the Dynamic Response of Photosynthesis to Abiotic Stressors with Forced Oscillating Light” today from 17:30–19:00 or tomorrow 15:45–17:00!
Our project partners from @SorbonneUniversity and @ecolenormalesuperieure @cnrs will introduce our #HorizonEU project @EuroBioImaging “Plant Imaging Expert Group“ meeting! 🌿🔬
Hear from Ludovic Jullien, Aliénor Lahlou, and Ian Coghill this Wednesday 24 September, at 13:00 CEST
[WEBINAR] The power of luminescent probes✨
FBI member Ludovic Jullien (Department of Chemistry, ENS) is organizing a webinar exploring the use of luminescent probes for sensing applications.
📅 When? Thursday, September 11 – 9:30–11:30 am
🔗 Join here: bit.ly/4geydrj
We had a wonderful lineup from Photon Systems Instruments, and also #OpenSource experimental setups being developed by researchers at the Jan IngenHousz Institute.
The DREAM microscope was part of this roaster, with a demonstration guided by our partner Ian Coghill. 👏
People around a plant with small sensors and LEDs blinking.
People look at a plant measuring software showing data from a potted plant.
People gathering around a large metallic display shining a strong blue light onto a small rosemary plant that, in turn, shows red fluorescence.
Many photosynthesis measuring devices displayed on a table, including a scale model of a portable shipping container modified to house high-tech plant-growing technologies.
Last night, participants got to see instruments in action, from systems that control light fluctuations to devices that measure photosynthetic parameters! 🔬💡🪴
Our @horizoneu.bsky.social summer school and workshop brings together physicists and biologists to come closer to understand photosynthesis.
Innovating agriculture: How New Genomic Techniques can boost sustainability in Europe. Online webinar on 18 September 2025 from 16:00 to 17:00 CEST. For policymakers, growers, farmers, breeders, scientists, and innovators.
Join our online webinar 18 September on how New Genomic Techniques #NGTs can significantly contribute to sustainable agriculture in Europe! 🇪🇺 🌾
✅ Free registrations at lnkd.in/dMj8ThfM
Secure your place and participate in shaping Europe’s sustainable agricultural future!
Precision agriculture is already helping farmers make more informed decisions!
Our EU-funded team is working on lighting sensors for indoor farming to help reduce energy and water needs.
@sarahsloat.bsky.social writes for @businessinsider.com
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“The insights go beyond the reactor design. They are relevant in analytical photochemistry & photocatalysis, where poor characterisation of light is widespread.”
The authors are Yuriy Shpinov, Ian Coghill, Mrinal Mandal, Philippe Pelupessy, Isabelle Aujard, Thomas Le Saux, & Ludovic Jullien.
The research team from @normalesup.bsky.social, @cnrs.fr developed an affordable DIY mini-photoreactor using common lab parts, providing uniform illumination with minimal photon wastage. 💡 📐
A new research article from our team was selected as a hot topic at @chemistryeurope.bsky.social! 🔎 🔥 Discover this “Modular Low-Cost 3D Uniformly Illuminated Mini-Photoreactor with Versatile In-Situ Analysis.”
📰 Read the open-access article at advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
David Kramer – Jan Ingenhousz Institute
Dusan Lazar – Palacký University in Olomouc
Shizue Matsubara – Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ladislav Nebdal – Palacký University
Rascher Uwe – Forschungszentrum Jülich
We will be joined by (preliminary list):
Benjamin Bailleul – Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology (IBPC) Paris, France, @cnrs.fr
Alfred Holzwarth – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ludovic Jullien – Ecole normale supérieure, @psl-univ.bsky.social, @sorbonne-universite.fr
📚 Summer School Features:
Hands-on experience with specialised instruments,
An accessible introduction to essential mathematical tools,
Direct interaction with instrument developers,
A good fit for graduate students and early-career researchers! 🧑🔬
🎯 Workshop Focus:
Innovative photosynthesis sensing techniques,
Frequency vs. time domain analysis,
Light-use efficiency optimisation,
Advanced plant stress detection,
Non-photochemical quenching dynamics.
Join us this August in the Czech Republic for “Plants and Algae in the Frequency Domain”, a workshop and summer school that brings frequency domain analysis to plant biology! 💡〰️🌱
Pre-register and get more information at dream-eic.eu/2025-summer-...
Congratulations, Yuxi Niu @w-u-r.bsky.social, David Fuente from Palacký University Olomouc, Shizue Matsubara @fz-juelich.de, Dušan Lazár, and Ladislav Nedbal.
Researchers from our #HorizonEU project have recently released a preprint on how Arabidopsis thaliana responds to oscillating light patterns similar to those in nature!💡
”The model simulations provided mechanistic insight into molecular processes forming the plant response to oscillating light.“ 📊
High energy costs still challenge indoor farming, but our #EUfunded project sees potential for progress.
We are developing methods to optimize indoor lighting for plants based on their photosynthesis dynamics. 🌱💡
Another similar news we’re reading: www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
