Official launch of the start-up Lumensium

Today marks a major step forward: we are officially launching Lumensium, a deep tech start-up dedicated to replacing Helium-3 in neutron detection with an efficient, sustainable and safe material!
We have developed Lumoxa, which uses light and abundant elements to detect high- and low-energy neutrons in a single material and differentiate them from gamma rays. As a perfectly transparent crystalline solid, it paves the way for the miniaturisation of existing devices.

We would like to thank our founders Nicolas del Giudice, PhD, and Laurent Douce, the many people who support us (the Institute of Physics and Chemistry of Materials in Strasbourg – IPCMS, SEMIA with Pauline Carion, and the RISE Programme of CNRS Innovation), and our partners (STFC, ILL – Institut Laue Langevin, the Néel Institute, the Léon Brillouin Laboratory of the CEA, Bpifrance) for believing in this vision.

Our mission: to manufacture Lumoxa from start to finish (using the greenest possible chemical synthesis, low-temperature crystallogenesis and shaping), refine our understanding of the material and develop innovative devices incorporating Lumoxa crystals with our partners.

If you would like to find out more, collaborate or join the adventure (whether as a researcher, customer or partner), please do not hesitate to contact us!

Web site : www.lumensium.com



Thesis subjects 2025 / ED182

Students with a Master’s degree who wish to apply for a doctoral contract are invited to send their application to the thesis director, whose contact details are given in the subject description.

You can find all the subjects proposed on the dedicated page of the ED 182 website: https://edpcp.u-strasbg.fr/?page_id=7819

Information on the timetable and how to apply is available at  : https://edpcp.u-strasbg.fr/?p=319

The topics proposed by l’Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg – UMR 7504

Conception de matériaux nanostructurés à faible impact environnemental pour la production d’hydrogène par électro-catalyse /PICHON Benoît (DCMI)

Machine learning assisted first principle molecular dynamics for modelling structures and properties of disordered materials / ORI Guido (DCMI)

Etude spectrale des propriétés optoélectroniques des oxydes ferroélectriques par sonde locale / DINIA Aziz Dinia – RASTEI Mircea (Co-encadrant) (DCMI)

Photochemistry of oxazolones / HOFFMANN Norbert (DMO)

Quantum charge effects in nanoparticulate plexcitonic systems / DONNIO Bertrand (DMO)

Difluorure de bore de curcuminoïde : émetteurs pour l’électronique organique / D’ALEO Anthony (DMO)

Dynamics of charges and spins in a 2D magnet induced by a femtosecond laser pulse: FePS3 antiferromagnet / BARTHELEMY Marie & HALTE Valérie (DON)

Exploring quantum defects in 2D materials with ultrafast optical coherent microscopy / BARSELLA Alberto – FRAS François (Co-encadrant) (DON)

Influence of the environment on electron capture decay: Investigation of the microscopic nature of dark matter / HERVIEUX Paul-Antoine (DON)

Optimization and control of quantum heat engines / MANFREDI Giovanni (DON)

Quantum thermodynamics for electronic transport / WEIMANN Dietmar & JALABERT Rodolfo (DMONS)

Ab initio calculated magnetic coupling between magnetic nanoparticles on graphene / ALOUANI Mebarek – BACQ-LABREUIL Benjamin (Co-encadrant) (DMONS)

Non-linear hall effects: towards efficient electrical rectification for THZ detection / BAILLEUL Matthieu & NOËL Paul (DMONS)

Quantum spintronic qubit: first experiments / BOWEN Martin (DMONS)

Skyrmion characterisation and manipulation via a molecular spin probe / LIMOT Laurent (DSI)

Project “UpQuantVal”

This new cross-border UpQuantVal project, launched on March 3, 2025, brings together academic, research and private-sector players in the Upper Rhine region to create an integrated and sustainable tri-national quantum ecosystem.

Read the article on the website Savoir(S) de l’université de Strasbourg (in french)

“Behind the IPCMS doors”

The Communication department of IPCMS is diversifying its activities to enhance the institute’s visibility by launching a new
participatory initiative!
The goal of these episodes, presented in a brief format lasting only a few minutes, is to highlight the work, research, and individuals who contribute to the life of our laboratory.

The first episode dedicated to the STnano platform, part 1: 2DLab, is available on our Youtube channel