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Secret messages hidden in light-sensitive polymers
Scientists from the CNRS and Aix-Marseille Université have recently shown how valuable light-sensitive macromolecules are: when exposed to the right…
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Embryology: a sequence of reflexive contractions triggers the formation of the limbs
It normally takes about 21 days for chicken embryos to develop into chicks. By observing chicken hindlimb formation, a CNRS / Université de Paris…
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Exploiting green tides thanks to a marine bacterium
Ulvan is the principal component of Ulva or “sea lettuce” which causes algal blooms (green tides). Scientists at the Station Biologique de Roscoff …
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Thomas Ebbesen, physical chemist, awarded the CNRS Gold Medal for 2019
This year’s CNRS Gold Medal, one of France’s most prestigious scientific prize, has been awarded to the Franco-Norwegian physical chemist Thomas…
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Toward a low-cost industrialisation of lithium-ion capacitors
Combining two additives instead of one to facilitate the incorporation of lithium within capacitors: that is the solution proposed by researchers…
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The CNRS at VivaTech
The CNRS will, for the first time, take part in VivaTech from May 16-18 in Paris. Its researchers, start-ups, and technologies will be present at…
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A model for describing the hydrodynamics of crowds
By studying the movement of runners at the start of marathons, researchers from a laboratory affiliated with the CNRS, l’ENS de Lyon, and l…
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First projects selected for the European initiative on quantum technologies
On October 29, 2018 the European Union announced the projects selected for the FET Flagship on Quantum Technologies, a European research program of…
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