DIM MaTerRE’s main objective is the development of tools and methods for the accelerated discovery of advanced materials for sustainable development and new energies. Modular, multifunctional, efficient, they will be manufactured using environmentally friendly processes and will thus fully contribute to tackling several essential societal challenges: transport, housing, energy, recycling, etc.

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Events

50 years of XAFS adventure in France: from the pioneers of LURE to the origins of the fourth generation

Registration is open until 8 September 2026 on the event website. The XAFS50.FR conference, supported by DIM MaTerRE, will take place at SOLEIL from 5 to 9 […]

5 to 9 October

Events

Science Festival 2026: Join us!

From 9 to 11 October, come and visit the MaTerRE DIM at Sorbonne University for the 2026 edition of the Fête de la Science, celebrating ‘scholarly flavours’. […]

October 9 to 11th

Events

SUNPEROM International Summer School 2026: Solar-to-Methanol Conversion

Register before 20th september on the dedicated plateform From 5 to 7 October 2026, Université Paris-Saclay (Orsay) will host the SUNPEROM International Summer School 2026 – Solar-to-Methanol […]

News

The 2026 Grand Prix of the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie Honors Christian Amatore and Jean-Marie Tarascon

The 2026 Grand Prix of the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie has been jointly awarded to Professor Christian Amatore and Professor Jean-Marie Tarascon, in recognition […]

Published on 28 Sep 2026

News

Call for volunteers: Get involved in science outreach!

Join us for the Provins Forum ! Would you like to share your passion for science with the general public? Join DIM MaTerRE for the Provins Forum, […]

Published on 4 Jul 2025

Events

Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future – Provins Forum 2026

DIM MaTerRE will be running activities for schoolchildren during the Provins Forum on Friday 6 November 2026 at the Saint Ayoul Cultural and Sports Centre. Organised by […]

2 au 7 novembre 2026

News

Smartphone collection point – for the MaTerRE exhibition prior to recycling

As part of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, organised by DIM MaTerRE and due to open at the end of January 2027, we […]

Published on 1 Sep 2026

News

Call for participation – 2026 ‘Voices of Researchers’ Regional Programme

Take part in the latest edition of the ‘Paroles de Chercheuses et Chercheurs’ programme. This initiative, launched by the Île-de-France Region in 2020 and renewed in 2023, […]

Published on 29 Sep 2026

Events

Are you planning to start a business? Take part in the 2026 residential entrepreneurship programme

The MaTerRE DIM, the BioConvS DIM, C’Nano and the QuanTiP DIM, along with the Saclay Electronics and Quantum PEPR, are joining forces to organise a new residential […]

30 November to 2 December 2026

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HAL Collection

Browse publications from DIM MaTerRE

The DIM-MATERIAUX-ECO-RESPONSABLES collection brings together scientific output from projects funded by the DIM over the period 2022–2026.

Article

Breakthrough materials win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday 8 October to Japanese researcher Susumu Kitagawa, American researcher Richard Robson and Jordanian-Saudi-American researcher Omar Yaghi ‘for the […]

23 October 2025

Educational NMR model

Are you a member of DIM working in NMR spectrometry and want to share your work with as many people as possible? Thanks to the SPINS project, […]

Published on 1 Dec 2025

Article

About polymer recycling and the importance of discussing it: a spotlight on Agathe Navailles

Last October, at the Journées d’Études des Polymères (JEPO), Agathe Navailles was awarded the prize for the best oral presentation for her work on the recycling of […]

8 April 2026

Video

Video: the ‘Great recycling trial’ is now online!

On 18 June 2026, ‘The Great Recycling Trial’ took place at the Théâtre de la Commune in Aubervilliers. This hearing of the Tribunal for Future Generations* was […]

18 September 2026