N° 103 - July 2021 - Nonionizing, electromagnetic and acoustic waves: New knowledge, new issues

issue editor: Dominique DRON and Ilarion PAVEL

Introduction: Nonionizing, electromagnetic and acoustic radiation: An underexplored, sensitive but promising, field

Dominique Dron
and
Ilarion Pavel,
Conseil Général de l’Économie, de l’Industrie, de l’Énergie et des Technologies (CGEIET)

Nonionizing, electromagnetic and acoustic radiation: A subtle, multifaceted universe

A panorama of nonionizing, electromagnetic radiation and its major uses

René de Seze,
doctor and researcher, Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS)

A panorama of nonionizing acoustics waves and their major uses

Paul Avan,
Institut de l’Audition, Clermont Auvergne University

Which biological processes are affected?

Is there a cellular biology of sounds? From plants “listening” to cellular acoustics

Olivier Gallet,
Laboratoire ERRMECe, Cergy Paris University

The cumulative effects of nonionizing, electromagnetic radiation: Coexposure and a thermal factor

Amandine Pelletier
and
Jean-Pierre Libert,
Laboratoire PERITOX, Unité mixte INERIS, Amiens

Open questions about the effects of electromagnetic and acoustic waves on health and the environment

Olivier Merckel,
Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail (ANSES)

Emerging uses of nonionizing, electromagnetic and acoustic radiation

• In medicine

From innovation to their clinical and commercial transfer: One hundred years after their discovery, ultrasounds in medicine are undergoing a second revolution

David Attali,
Alexandre Dizeux
and
Jean-Francois Aubry,
Physics for Medicine Paris, ESPCI Paris, INSERM, CNRS, PSL University, Paris

The life and prospects of a French medium-sized firm in the field of ultrasonic medical technology

David Caumartin,
Theraclion

Electromagnetic waves in medicine: The case of millimeter waves

Morgane Lebosq
and
Yves Le Dréan,
Rennes University, INSERM, EHESP, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) – UMR S 1085

• In industry

Sonochemisty, a relatively untapped source of innovation?

Grégory Chatel,
chemist, EDYTEM Laboratory, Savoy Mont Blanc University/CNRS

Integrating microwave technology in processes of chemical synthesis on an industrial scale: Impediments and levers

Marilena Radoiu,
Microwave Technologies Consulting

Emerging applications of terahertz radiation

Ilarion Pavel,
CGE

• In agribusiness

Nonionizing electromagnetic waves in all stages of production in agribusiness

Hervé Floch and Patrice Gamand,
ALPHA ‒ Route des Lasers & Hyperfréquences;
and
Clément Daignan, Nicolas Picard and Laure Sandoval,
SANODEV

Genodics: From the emergence of a new scientific field to its validation in the field and in academia

Pedro Ferrandiz,
Genodics

A decisive factor: The public and professional context

Health and environmental regulations about nonionizing, electromagnetic and acoustic radiation

Natalie Commeau
and
Philippe Bodénez,
Department of Risk Prevention (DGPR), Ministry of the Environmental Transition

In the United States, a strong public-private, scientific and industrial policy in favor of research on nonionizing, electromagnetic and acoustic radiation

Yves Frenot,
Xavier Bressaud
And
Kévin Kok Heang,
Science and Technology Service, Embassy of France in the United States

Multifaceted research, innovative small and medium-sized companies, and exports: The keys to Germany’s success in photonics

Julien Potier,
Science and Technology Service, Embassy of France in Germany

Miscellany

Carbon credits at the service of development in Africa

Michel Villette,
professor of sociology, Agro-ParisTech, and researcher, Maurice Halbwachs Center (ENS/EHESS/CNRS)