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• • Sludge in motion: inside wastewater treatment plants
    30 January 2026
    In wastewater treatment plants, sludge from wastewater circulates through intricate networks that are subject to high mechanical stress. Its hydrodynamic behavior, which is complex and difficult to model, poses major challenges in terms of transport, energy, and industrial safety. At IMT Nord Europe, researchers are studying this sludge to optimize its […]
  • Water territories, hidden systems and visible challenges
    29 January 2026
    Water territories are complex systems known as hydrosystems, where continuous exchanges take place between the surface and the subsoil. Droughts, floods, pollution, and tensions over usage are now revealing their fragility. From the alluvial plains of the Rhône to the karst plateaus of the Ardèche, from the peat bogs at the […]
  • Sharing water, a challenge for the future
    28 January 2026
    A resource that is both abundant and scarce, an industrial issue, a territorial lever… Water concentrates tensions between local adaptation and global ambitions. Guillaume Junqua, teacher researcher at IMT Mines Alès, explores new circularity loops where technology, ecology and society intersect. A conversation with a researcher for whom the drop matters […]