| Heya, I’m Paul. I’m from a mix of different countries, and I can speak both English and French. I’m a chemist and I started my research project in Nice. |
| I’m specialised in nanomaterials. I like to travel as many of my colleagues, for exemple here is a picture during a trip to South Korea. I have several hobbies but the strongest one right now is building and painting figurines. |
| We all know pesticides aren’t great for humans. Many modern pesticides contain organophosphorus compounds—chemicals that disrupt the nervous system, essentially shutting down vital functions. The problem? Detecting them usually requires bulky lab equipment. My solution: a nanomaterial array on fiber optic cables that acts like a tongue. Just as your tongue can distinguish flavors—sweet, sour, sparkling… without seeing the food, this sensor can identify and measure pesticides by how they interact with the nanomaterials. Instead of sending signals to your brain, the interaction changes the light traveling through the fiber, giving us a real-time readout. The goal is simple: make pesticide detection fast, portable, and accessible—so we can keep our water safe. (Maybe i’m a bit too ambitious but having this as a universal chemical sensor would also be very cool) |
Paul-Emile Kools for Functiglass