A look back at the event “Crossed Perspectives: Industry, Robotics and Metallurgy around WAAM/WLAM”
On January 28th, the event “Crossed Perspectives: Industry, Robotics and Metallurgy around WAAM/WLAM” was held at the Hub&Go site in Le Creusot, a key event for stakeholders in industry and additive metallurgy. Co-organized by Robotics Valley, Nuclear ...
To (re)watch – Let’s Talk About Gender Parity Roundtable
🎬 The roundtable discussion “Gender Equality: We Are All Concerned!” is now online! Thank you to everyone who participated, whether in person or virtually. From childhood to justice, including education, health, and the world of work, a single reality emerged throughout ...
“La Nuit du Quantique”
Held every two years, the “Nights” are festive events open to all, taking place simultaneously in around twenty cities across France. Following the Night of Light in 2015, the Night of Gravitational Waves in 2017, the Night of Antimatter in 2019, the Night ...
Artificial Neurons Communicating Through Light: A Major Advance for Hardware-Based Artificial Intelligence
Current artificial intelligence performance relies heavily on energy-intensive computing architectures that are difficult to miniaturize. A team of researchers is now proposing a radically new approach: memristic artificial neurons capable of communicating with each other through light, paving the way ...
Let’s Talk About Gender Equality – Roundtable
Save the Date – The roundtable entitled “Gender Equality: Childhood, Education, Health, Justice… We Are All Concerned,” moderated by Pierre Ancet (Professor of Philosophy at UBE), will be held on Friday, January 23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in the Grand Amphitheater of Polytech ...
“Heat, energy, thermodynamics. Carnot’s message today… 200 years later,” by Gilles Bertrand
To mark the bicentenary of Sadi Carnot’s seminal work, “Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire and on Machines Fitted to Develop This Power” (1824), Gilles Bertrand, Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry at the ICB Laboratory (University of Burgundy Europe), ...
Official launch of the i-NanoT project: a strong ambition for nanomedicine in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
i-NanoT was officially launched yesterday at Polytech Dijon (University of Burgundy Europe). This event marks the beginning of a large-scale project on nanomedicine technologies, bringing together researchers, institutional and industrial stakeholders, European funders, and the 13 partners of the consortium. A ...
Art, Science and the Anthropocene: an exploration of exoplanets at ENSAD Dijon
Last week, as part of the University of Burgundy Europe’s Graduate Programme: Art, Science, Anthropocene, ENSAD Dijon hosted a week-long interdisciplinary workshop on a topic at the crossroads of science and artistic creation: exoplanets. This week of experimentation opened ...
ICB is participating in the 2025 Science Festival around the theme “Intelligence(s)”
From October 3 to 13, 2025, the Science Festival was held throughout France under the theme “Intelligence(s),” inviting the public to explore the many forms of intelligence—human, animal, plant, and artificial—and the questions they raise for research and society. The ...
Victoire Lescure receives the EIPHI prize for the excellence of her Master’s & Doctoral studies
At the EUR-EIPHI Orientation Day, held on October 9, 2025, Victoire Lescure was awarded the EIPHI Prize for her exemplary academic career, from her Master’s degree in Materials Design and Development (CDM) to her doctorate. A former doctoral student at the ...
Mission Ariel: Towards a new era of data for the study of exoplanets and cool stars
Photo Recap – Let’s Quantize Together!
On September 16 and 17, 2025, the ICB Laboratory participated in the 10th edition of the University of Digital Transition of Territories (UTNT), held in Dijon. This event brought together numerous stakeholders in digital technology and innovation to discuss the major technological and ...
“Let’s Quantify Together!”: The Conference to (Re)discover on Video
The conference “Let’s Quantize Together!”, organized during the Digital Transition University of Territories in Dijon, is now available in its entirety on video. Organized by the DiTeQ team from the ICB Laboratory and its partners, the conference offered a ...
2026 New Year’s Greetings from the ICB
As is tradition at the start of each year, the ICB Laboratory brought together all its members for the traditional Epiphany cake celebration. This convivial gathering allowed the director to extend his best wishes for 2026 and to offer a retrospective ...
WAAM and Cold-Spray Hybridization: A Step Forward for Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing
Within the framework of the Industry 4.0 cross-cutting theme, the ICB Laboratory is exploring new avenues for the additive manufacturing of large composite parts. The latest demonstration is the hybridization of the WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) and cold-spray processes. This ...
Presentation of the 2024 Bernard Bolle Prize from the Eastern Section of the SF2M
The 2024 Bernard Bolle Prize, awarded by the Eastern Section of the French Society for Metallurgy and Materials (SF2M), was given to Romain Charvet for the quality of his Master’s internship completed during the 2023/2024 academic year. The prize was ...
“Let’s Quantize Together” – A Public Conference on Quantum Information
As part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, proclaimed by UNESCO, the ICB Laboratory (University of Burgundy Europe) will participate in the 10th University of Digital Transition of Territories (UTNT). 📅 Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.📍 ...
Stanford Rankings: ICB (UTBM) Researchers Among the World’s 2% Most Cited
The ICB, through the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard, has once again distinguished itself on the international scientific stage. Several of its members are featured in the prestigious ranking established by Stanford University, which lists the 2% of researchers most ...
Caire Project: Train 28,000 people in artificial intelligence in five years
Artificial intelligence is now at the heart of societal and economic transformations. To support this evolution and democratize its use, the University of Burgundy Europe (UBE) is embarking on a large-scale project: Caire (Citizen-oriented Artificial Intelligence training for a Responsive ...
A look back at ICB 2025 Day
On Tuesday, July 8th, the ICB Laboratory held its annual day in the Grand Amphitheater of Polytech Dijon. The event brought together unit staff, former laboratory members, and invited colleagues for a scientific, historical, and festive program. A morning of ...
Let’s Talk Gender Equality: The video is online!
On May 13th, we had the pleasure of welcoming Fabrice Gabarrot, lecturer in social psychology (Psy-DREPI Laboratory/University of Burgundy Europe), for a conference entitled: “When Stereotypes Hinder Excellence: Science, Gender, and Stereotypes!”This presentation sparked numerous discussions and questions ...
Let’s Talk Parity – EST: Thinking about equality to build the future
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the ICB laboratory, in partnership with the departments of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology at the University of Burgundy Europe (UBE), was pleased to welcome Marielle Poussou-Plesse, Senior Lecturer at the LIR3S Laboratory (UBE), for ...
Industry 4.0: Focusing on innovation in manufacturing
The Industry 4.0 cross-cutting research area of the ICB laboratory organized two seminars during the first half of 2025, bringing together researchers and engineers to discuss issues related to the control and optimization of manufacturing processes. January 30, 2025 — Seminar at UTBM (Sevenans campus)...
Science, art, radio, climate… an internship like no other at the ICB
As part of the second-year internship program, the ICB laboratory and the Institute of Mathematics of Burgundy (IMB) opened their doors to around twenty students, mostly from high schools in Dijon, its surrounding area… and even from Poitiers and Angoulê...
Inauguration of the SPARK joint laboratory at the ICB laboratory: a groundbreaking collaboration for innovation in SPS sintering
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, marked a significant milestone in the landscape of industrial research and innovation with the official inauguration of the joint SPARK laboratory (Sintering Pulsed to Advanced Materials and Knowledge). This collaboration brings together three major players: the ICB laboratory (...
Official launch of the i-NanoT project: an ambitious scientific collaboration serving nanomedicine
On July 1, 2025, the i-NanoT project was officially launched at the University of Burgundy Europe, in the ICB Laboratory. This first scientific meeting, bringing together all the consortium partners, marks the operational start of this collaborative research initiative focused on innovative ...
The i-NanoT project featured in the press
The i-NanoT project, coordinated by Alexandre Bouhelier (ICB Laboratory), has received significant media attention. The specialized publication On-Health has dedicated an article and a video to the project, highlighting the role of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in the development of nanomedicine. ...
Recap of the SMARTLIGHT Scientific Day
On Friday, April 4, 2025, Polytech Dijon hosted the SMARTLIGHT scientific conference (France2030 – ANR-21-ESRE-0040), an event bringing together researchers, doctoral students, and partners to discuss the technological and scientific advancements of the platform. Organized by the ICB Laboratory (University of Burgundy ...
Are We There Yet? – Opening Reception
On April 17, 2025, artist Maëva Ferreira Da Costa inaugurated her exhibition “Are We There Yet?” at the Un Singe en Hiver bar in Dijon. This exhibition is the result of a residency at the ICB Laboratory, where the artist explored ...
International awards for the PCMC2 team at the ICB
The PCMC2 team (Physico-Chemistry of Cementitious and Colloidal Media), Interfaces department of the ICB Laboratory, has just obtained leading scientific recognition with the awarding of two prestigious prizes in the field of cement science. Chaque année, la revue scientifique ...
Science bar: hand in hand to explore the world
Our society too often imposes, generally from childhood, the notion that art and science are two opposing approaches. Yet, this is far from the truth. Art and science can, on the contrary, work hand in hand to allow us to ...
Let’s Talk About Parity – When Stereotypes Hinder Excellence!
As part of its commitment to gender equality in higher education and research, the ICB laboratory is pleased to announce two conferences and debates entitled “Let’s Talk About Parity,” which will be held at the Multiplex on Tuesday, May 13, ...
A look back at the final of the Best Scientific Poster in Burgundy – Middle & High School
On Thursday, April 10th, the final of the Best Scientific Poster competition in Burgundy – Middle and High School – was held in the Multiplex room at the University of Burgundy Europe. Co-organized by the Dijon Academy and the ICB Laboratory, the ...
The ICB at La Croisée des Champs: Artificial intelligence supporting agricultural transitions
On Wednesday, May 15, 2025, the ICB laboratory participated as an exhibitor at La Croisée des Champs, organized by AgrOnov in Bretenière. Following its first edition, which focused on agricultural revolutions, this event fostered dialogue between the worlds of research, ...
A look back at the Arts-Sciences symposium
The first edition of the symposium “Arts-Sciences: Zones of Indiscernibility,” organized by the ICB Laboratory in partnership with the Dijon National School of Art and Design, was held from March 12 to 14, 2025, at Polytech Dijon. The event brought together more than 60 ...
The Experimentarium: Behind the scenes of research
On March 30, 2025, the Center for Taste and Feeding Sciences hosted the Experimentarium. The program included mini-conferences, interviews, laboratory tours, and interactive workshops. Visitors had the opportunity to explore the inner workings of research from a unique perspective. They discovered a ...
A recap of LADYj.Tech³: An event dedicated to women in tech and industry worldwide
LADYj.Tech³, a French Tech BFC-certified event, brought together female leaders from startups and companies in the technology and industrial sectors. The event highlighted collaborations between research labs and businesses, with roundtables and networking opportunities for professionals. A rich and ...
Stand Up For Science: Mobilization at the University of Burgundy Europe!
On Thursday, April 3, the University of Burgundy Europe (UBE) hosted a meeting as part of the international “Stand Up For Science” movement. This event is part of a movement that began in the United States in response to the threats ...
Galette des Rois 2025: a moment of conviviality and sharing at ICB
The entire members at the ICB (Dijon site) gathered to celebrate the traditional Epiphany cake. This annual event provided an opportunity to kick off 2025 in a spirit of conviviality and sharing. The unit director, Mr. Stéphane Guérin, took ...
Lumière sur… The Optimal Computer
We’ve all had a computer for many years now. We regularly upgrade them because they have more and more memory to store vast amounts of information, but above all, they have an ever-increasing processing power with faster calculation and ...
Industry 4.0 Club – Discovering the CALHIPSO Platform
On Thursday, January 30, 2025, the Robotics Valley Industry 4.0 Club brought together professionals at the Maison de la Métallurgie in Dijon for a meeting dedicated to technological advancements and industrial applications of powder metallurgy. The event gathered around ten participants to ...
Philippe Grelu, researcher at the ICB Laboratory, elected Fellow of Optica
The Optica Society has just announced its list of Fellows for 2025. Among the 121 recipients from 27 countries, Philippe Grelu, professor at the University of Burgundy Europe and member of the Carnot Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Burgundy (Photonics Department), was recognized for his ...
A look back at the Open Day at the University of Burgundy Europe: discovering the courses offered by ICB
On Wednesday, February 5th, the Physics and Chemistry departments of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology opened their doors as part of the University of Burgundy Europe’s Open House Days. This event offered high school students, students considering a ...
2025: International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
The UN has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) to highlight its key role in technological progress and sustainable development. This initiative aims to raise public awareness, promote access to quantum education, particularly in developing ...
Symposium “Arts-Sciences: Zones of Indiscernibility”
The ICB Laboratory, in collaboration with the Dijon National School of Art and Design, is organizing the first symposium dedicated to the zones of indiscernibility between Arts and Sciences. This symposium will be held on March 12, 13, and 14, 2025, at Polytech Dijon. ...
M31 in a new light: The Andromeda Galaxy revealed by Cyril Richard
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is one of the jewels of the deep sky, fascinating both amateur and professional astronomers. Visible to the naked eye, it is nevertheless far from having revealed all its secrets. Thanks to new technological advances in ...
The Mechanical Resource Centre of the ICB : expertise at the service of research!
As part of the “In the Shadow of Gestures” exhibition, which highlights the technical skills and artisanal know-how within the University of Burgundy Europe, the Mechanical Resource Center (CRM) of the ARCEN-Carnot platform occupies a prominent place. A true beating ...
An ICB researcher co-authored an article in the journal Photonics
Benoît Cluzel, a researcher at the ICB Laboratory, co-authored an article in the scientific journal Photoniques, alongside François Courvoisier, a researcher at the FEMTO-ST Institute. This publication highlights the excellence of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in the fields of ...
The ICB unveils its 2024 annual report!
We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2024 Activity Report! This document highlights the scientific progress, collaborations, and key events that marked the year 2024. Once again, the ICB Laboratory distinguished itself through its dynamism in fundamental and applied research, ...
A look back at the Quanteem Master’s Winter School: three days immersed in the physics of Bose-Einstein condensates
From February 24 to 26, 2025, the Quanteem Master’s Winter School was held at the University of Burgundy Europe (UBE), bringing together 45 participants—researchers, students, and experts—to explore the topic of Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). This event provided an opportunity to examine ...
Launch of the Interreg France – Switzerland ELECTRIVERT project: Valorization of biomass into electricity
The ELECTRIVERT project launch meeting took place on August 22, 2024, bringing together the various project partners. The ELECTRIVERT project has two objectives: The ELECTRIVERT project is an ambitious three-year initiative highlighting cross-border collaboration between Switzerland and France to develop biogas into ...
Let’s talk about gender equality: inequalities that are constructed, experienced, and questioned collectively.
On January 23, 2026, nearly 50 people in person and 17 via videoconference gathered in the Grand Amphitheater of Polytech Dijon (University of Burgundy Europe) to participate in the “Let’s Talk About Gender Equality” roundtable, organized by the ICB (thanks to Alice Martin, ...
