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Temporary exhibit April 4 – May 25, 2023<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE EXHIBIT<\/h4>\n

Synthetic crystals are essential yet little-known materials, at the heart of strategic industrial and sovereignty issues.<\/strong> From the luxury industry to defense, from smartphones to renewable energies and medicine, these precious materials irrigate the technologies of today and tomorrow. The ambition of this exhibition is to raise awareness of their existence and their importance, and to show the scientific and technological skills present on the national territory.<\/p>\n

Indispensable in daily applications as well as in advanced applications<\/strong>, the critical nature of these synthetic crystals has been highlighted by the supply difficulties during the confinements. Strategic, they are as much for national policy in the face of climate change as for the sovereignty of France and Europe in defense and space.<\/p>\n

The mineralogical museum of Mines Paris – PSL offers a prestigious setting to discover the particularities of these synthetic crystals.<\/p>\n

In order to better understand the technological issues and to show their uses, more than 80 objects illustrate their properties, manufacture, applications and potential for innovation<\/strong>. Divided into 5 themes, visitors discover in turn quartz and its piezoelectric properties, photovoltaic crystals at the service of the energy transition, optical crystals that allow us to see ever further, semiconductors at the heart of microelectronic chips, and last but not lease, the sparkle of crystals for luxury.<\/p>\n

This exhibition is also an opportunity to present a cutting-edge French sector<\/strong> through the twenty participating partners, manufacturers, technological institutes and laboratories. The industrial revival of this sector, the transmission of know-how, innovations and investments in favor of the environment are supported by the institutions of defence, space, industry and the region.<\/p>\n

20 partners – laboratories, technological institutes, manufacturers and national agencies – have come together around CRISTAL INNOV and 2 CARNOT institutes to present the diversity and dynamism of this cutting-edge French industry.<\/p>\n

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Organizers and contributors<\/h4>\n
The organizers<\/h5>\n

CRISTAL INNOV<\/a>, the\u00a0Mineralogy Museum de Mines Paris – PSL<\/a>\u00a0and their partners: INSTITUTS\u00a0CARNOT M.I.N.E.S<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0\u00a0INGENIERIE@LYON<\/a><\/p>\n

CRISTAL INNOV<\/strong><\/p>\n

A platform for technological innovation in crystals and processes, CRISTAL INNOV brings together the main players in the synthetic crystal sector, covering the entire technological chain, from R&D laboratories to production.<\/p>\n

Specialized in piezoelectric crystals, CRISTAL INNOV is the only European producer of PURE PREMIUM quality quartz and crystals resistant to very high temperatures.<\/p>\n

Contributors<\/strong><\/h5>\n

CRYSTALS PRODUCERS: INDUSTRIAL AND START-UPS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
CRISTAL LASER<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Unique European manufacturer of Nonlinear Optical components based on KTP, KTA, RTP and LBO crystals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

DIAMCONCEPT<\/a><\/td>\nFrench creator of exceptional synthetic diamonds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
InPACT<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Specialist in InP substrates (Indium Phosphide Crystal)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

ZADIENT<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Specialized in Silicon Carbide (SiC) for electric vehicles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

DIAMFAB<\/a><\/td>\nSynthetic diamond technology at the service of high power<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

MANUFACTURERS specialized in PROCESSES and DEVICES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
AR-ELECTRONIQUE<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Specialist in oscillators and quartz filters for Defense and Aerospace applications<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

ARNANO<\/a><\/td>\nSynthetic sapphire engraving for information storage (archiving, family tree, jewelry)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOVASiC<\/a><\/td>\nPolishing of substrates for epitaxy (SiC, GaN, etc.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SOITEC<\/a><\/td>\nWorld leader in innovative semiconductor materials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IEV<\/a><\/td>\nSpecialized in the cutting and processing of synthetic quartz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

LABORATORIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
CEA CARNOT LETI<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0CARNOT INSTITUT – LETI (Laboratoire d’Electronique) of the CEA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CEA \u00e0 INES<\/a><\/td>\nCEA at the \u00ab\u00a0Institut National d’Energie Solaire\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ONERA<\/td>\n\n

National center for space research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

ILM<\/a><\/td>\n\u00ab\u00a0Institut Lumi\u00e8re Mati\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb (CNRS – UCBL – UDL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LMI<\/a><\/td>\n\u00ab\u00a0Laboratoire des Multimat\u00e9riaux et Interfaces\u00a0\u00bb (CNRS – UCBL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IES Montpellier<\/a><\/td>\n\u00ab\u00a0Institut d’Electronique et des Syst\u00e8mes\u00a0\u00bb (CNRS – University of Montpellier)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SIMAP<\/a><\/td>\nLaboratory of \u00ab\u00a0Science et Ing\u00e9nierie des Mat\u00e9riaux et Proc\u00e9d\u00e9s\u00a0\u00bb (Grenoble INP & UGA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FEMTO-ST<\/a><\/td>\nFEMTO-Science and Technology Institute – Time – Frequency department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UVT timisoara<\/a><\/td>\nUniversity of Timisoara – materials physics and renewable energy laboratory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

INSTITUTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
UCBL<\/a><\/td>\n\u00ab\u00a0Universit\u00e9 Claude Bernard Lyon 1\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DGA<\/a><\/td>\n\u00ab\u00a0Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l’Armement\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AID<\/a><\/td>\n\u00ab\u00a0Agence d’Innovation en D\u00e9fense\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CNES<\/a><\/td>\n\u00ab\u00a0Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R\u00e9gion Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La French Fab<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0Companies, economic players and institutions wishing to develop French industry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRYSTALITE<\/a><\/td>\nFrench sector of synthetic crystals at the service of design and luxury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":4771,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4804","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSOVEREIGN CRYSTALS - Mus\u00e9e de Min\u00e9ralogie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minesparis.psl.eu\/musee\/en\/exhibitions-events\/temporary-exhibitions\/cristaux-souverains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SOVEREIGN CRYSTALS - Mus\u00e9e de Min\u00e9ralogie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.minesparis.psl.eu\/musee\/en\/exhibitions-events\/temporary-exhibitions\/cristaux-souverains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mus\u00e9e de Min\u00e9ralogie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-08T11:44:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.minesparis.psl.eu\\\/musee\\\/en\\\/exhibitions-events\\\/temporary-exhibitions\\\/cristaux-souverains\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.minesparis.psl.eu\\\/musee\\\/en\\\/exhibitions-events\\\/temporary-exhibitions\\\/cristaux-souverains\\\/\",\"name\":\"SOVEREIGN CRYSTALS - 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