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Comex maritime expertise for neutrino research
What is a neutrino ? Neutrinos are neutral elementary particles of virtually zero mass. They are produced during nuclear reactions generated by extremely violent cosmic cataclysms such as black holes, supernovae and the Big Bang. Once produced, they move at a speed...
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New intelligent materials for future space suits
All space agencies are preparing for a return of man to the moon in the relatively near future! It is in this context that the European Space Agency (ESA) is launching the "PEXTEX" project. The aim of the project is to identify future space combinations of new...
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Parc National des Calanques : Monitoring of red coral populations
Monitoring of red coral (Corallium rubrum) populations in Parc National des Calanques (Marseille), five years after the initial inspection.Observations beyond 50 m depth south of the island of Riou and in the Cassidaigne Canyon, from the ROV APACHE and the very high...
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From the abyss to the stars
At the beginning of 2019, which will see the celebration of the fifty years of man's first step on the Moon, the Space Department has just completed the simulation tests around the "ESPRIT" module of the future lunar space station "GATEWAY" . Successful tests in the...
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Hypoxia risk awareness
On Friday, November 16 2018, Comex Hyperbaric and Hypobaric Test Center hosted a delegation of students and instructors of EPNER (School of flight test and reception staff) for an hypoxia risk awareness session.
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Comex and Airbus join forces around a module of the future lunar station
COMEX joins AIRBUS in the development of ESPRIT the European Module of the lunar orbital space station GATEWAY October 24th 2018, COMEX and AIRBUS signed a cooperation agreement to develop ESPRIT, one of the European modules of the GATEWAY, the future lunar space...
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Comex becomes a biomedical research center
Our company specializing in hyperbaric and hypobaric engineering has just been awarded by the Regional Health Agency, accreditation authorizing it to practice clinical research involving the human person within our premises. What is biomedical research? ...
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Design a lunar base using 3D printing technologies
Waste is a resource! even on the moon January 8, 2018. The European Space Agency (ESA) entrusted the URBAN Consortium, which includes COMEX in Marseille, LIQUIFER Systems Group and SONACA Space GmbH, under the direction of OHB System AG, the study "Designing a lunar...
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Design of a special hyperbaric machine for the SuperGrid Institute
Special machine for hyperbaric tests up to 40 bar internal pressure to validate the submarine connection concepts for offshore high voltage electrical cable networks. In addition to its imposing size, this hyperbaric chamber has the distinctive ability to perform...
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Deployable compression chamber: COMEX equips the Algerian State
In the framework of an earlier contract with the Algerian General Directorate of Civil Protection, two deployable new-generation compression chambers are now in operation. In the framework of an earlier contract with the Algerian General Directorate of Civil...
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