Press releases
August 24, 2003 Baker's yeast used to screen for anti-prion compounds August 13, 2003 American Physical Society names CNRS physicists among top ten of most quoted articles August 13, 2003 The genomes of two marine cyanobacteria strains completely sequenced July 24, 2003 Detection of giant gas and dust reservoirs in the most distant quasar July 22, 2003 Paper by CNRS chemists one of most cited according to Institute for Scientific Information ranking July 21, 2003 An initial analysis of performance anomalies on Wi-Fi networks July 17, 2003 The black matter of a distant galaxy cluster mapped by the Hubble space telescope July 15, 2003 Selective compression in a crystal: a molecular press July 10, 2003 e-Toile: the first French high performance data transfer grid July 10, 2003 Gravitational waves - Inauguration of the Franco-Italian interferometer, VIRGO July 9, 2003 New accelerating cavities for future high-energy linear accelerators July 9, 2003 Big changes in Pluto's atmosphere July 3, 2003 The CNRS and the Pennsylvania State University College of Engineering (USA) enter into a cooperation agreement July 3, 2003 Discovery of a rabbit mammary pheromone that guides newborn rabbit pups to their mother's milk July 2, 2003 The diamond: a jewel for high-temperature electronics July 2, 2003 Dystrophin gene product Dp71, an indispensable protein for the physiological balance of the central nervous system and the retina June 26, 2003 Artificial enzymes to penetrate the mysteries of the evolution of the genetic code June 19, 2003 New prospects for magnetic recording June 12, 2003 The First direct Measurement of the Magnetic Field of an isolated Neutron Star June 11, 2003 How statistical mechanics may contribute to our understanding of the way epidemics spread June 4, 2003 50 years of archeological digs at the Mars Mullo shrine or the history of a Celtic deity "claimed" by the Romans June 3, 2003 When a liquid hits a pool of liquid of the same nature… June 2, 2003 Earthquake in Algeria: CNRS scientists on the job May 29, 2003 First mapping of the area surrounding our solar system May 28, 2003 Paradoxical chemical reactions induced under a scanning tunneling microscope May 28, 2003 Logic and mathematics in the brain: initial discoveries May 23, 2003 Global warming: a look at the state of research on the role of aerosols today May 23, 2003 How does the genome replicate itself after it has been damaged by a chemical carcinogen? May 22, 2003 The young Earth's early history May 21, 2003 Genetic mouse model of depression May 20, 2003 For the first time ever: controlling the power of a sub-critical reactor May 15, 2003 A glimmer of hope for Parkinson patients in the treatment of dyskinesia May 15, 2003 Sylvie Joussaume, new director of the National Institute for Sciences of the Universe and director of the CNRS Sciences of the Universe Department May 15, 2003 Deformation of crystalline materials: when theory confirms reality May 12, 2003 Human newborns see with their hands May 9, 2003 A lead in the rapid production of "intelligent" antibodies for diagnostic purposes May 7, 2003 Mosquitoes' resistance to insecticides: different species share the same mutation May 5, 2003 Cancer: More effective radiation therapy for treatment of tumors April 30, 2003 Functionalization of carbon nanotubes for potential nanobiotechnology applications April 30, 2003 Breaking glass: ductile like metal but at the nanometer scale April 29, 2003 Towards a better understanding of the use of "biobanks" April 25, 2003 Direct observation of the ordering of atoms under laser light April 25, 2003 Metastatic growth - Akt kinase "fuels" migration of tumor cells April 23, 2003 Promising therapeutic outlook for hepcidin in the preventive treatment of hemochromatosis April 23, 2003 A new MRI method for better diagnosis of brain tumors April 23, 2003 Discovery of the natural radioactivity of bismuth April 22, 2003 SCALPP: innovation at the service of medical robotics April 22, 2003 Neural stem cells in adults - New neurons for the olfactory bulb April 17, 2003 A new technique for studying the microstructure of cement-based materials April 16, 2003 How do things break? Understanding fracture better through simulation April 15, 2003 Baghera, the tutor at the service of Educaffix April 11, 2003 New mechanical behavior observed for nanocrystalline copper April 10, 2003 sOc’ 2003: These objects that think for themselves! Grenoble, France, May 15th to 17th, 2003 April 10, 2003 Unraveling the threads! April 9, 2003 Nanostructures as artificial atoms April 7, 2003 MegaPrime, a new eye for the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope April 7, 2003 Publication of the first catalogue of X-ray sources detected by the European satellite XMM-Newton April 3, 2003 The breath of Erta Ale, Ethiopian volcano April 3, 2003 Discovery of the simultaneous formation of stars and a black hole in a very distant quasi-stellar object March 28, 2003 Inauguration of EOS, a low irradiation dual x-ray imaging system March 28, 2003 Mimivirus: discovery of a giant virus March 26, 2003 Michel Lannoo is the new Scientific Director of the Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics of the CNRS March 17, 2003 CNRS sets up its new Ethics Committee March 14, 2003 A novel method of dating ice cores helps us to understand deglaciation that occurred 250,000 years ago March 13, 2003 Hubble detects the ongoing evaporation of an extra-solar planet March 7, 2003 Suicide terrorists are neither poor nor ignorant February 27, 2003 Michel Spiro is appointed director of the IN2P3 and the Department of Nuclear and Particle Physics of the CNRS February 26, 2003 A step closer to new generation vaccines February 25, 2003 The CNRS creates the Investors Club to stimulate the development of start-up companies to make use of research applications February 25, 2003 An "ultra-low consumption" molecular switch February 18, 2003 The first images of multi-protein assemblies in native membranes using atomic force microscopy February 13, 2003 An "anomaly" in the Earth's mantle February 6, 2003 Simulations of collisions shed light on the internal structure of asteroids February 6, 2003 M-RAM, the live memory of tomorrow February 4, 2003 Partnership between IBM and IN2P3/ CNRS: A first in France for Linux grid computing January 24, 2003 The inner Earth decoded by "codas" January 23, 2003 The surprising flight strategy of magnificent frigatebirds January 22, 2003 The CNRS and the Helmholtz Gemeinschaft enter into a scientific cooperation agreement January 13, 2003 FIST SA puts the CNRS technologies portfolio on line January 10, 2003 The earliest true scripts in man's history now available on Internet January 9, 2003 Discovery of the first gene involved in a very common cardiac arrhythmia January 8, 2003 The CNRS is in favor of scientific cooperation at the service of progress and peace January 7, 2003 Biosynthesis of hydrocortisone: A living miniature factory at the service of our health December 20, 2002 How do you tune a nano-guitar? December 11, 2002 Two distant galaxies under scrutiny December 6, 2002 Neuroimaging of infant brains December 3, 2002 Precision measurement of the mass of an extrasolar planet using the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Observatoire de Haute-Provence December 3, 2002 Heart failure: a new cellular therapeutic pathway November 27, 2002 Intergalactic matter, fueling the evolution of spiral galaxies November 26, 2002 Record novel electron sources generated by laser plasmas November 22, 2002 CNRS launches the Entrepreneurs Club! November 21, 2002 CLIC: a new piece of shared computing software made in Grenoble November 13, 2002 A physical paradox: how to cool an object by “heating” it November 12, 2002 Dyslexia and oculomotricity October 31, 2002 A saltern dating back to between 5500 and 5800 B.C. is discovered in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence October 29, 2002 On the cutting edge of radiation therapy October 25, 2002 The CNRS opens its first bureau in Latin America October 24, 2002 Acoustical absorption of irregularly shaped objects October 22, 2002 CNRS is celebrating the 50th anniversary of computer science in Grenoble, France October 21, 2002 A black hole at the center of our Galaxy October 18, 2002 e-manufacturing offers a glimpse of the factory of the future October 16, 2002 The factor that controls the capacity of eggs to replicate indentified at last October 10, 2002 Archeops improves our understanding of the birth of the Universe October 7, 2002 Press Kit: Science and Defense September 25, 2002 Death of Pierre Jacquinot, former Director-General of the CNRS, and CNRS Gold Medal Winner in 1978 September 6, 2002 How queenless ants regulate their conflicts September 2, 2002 Inauguration in Namibia of HESS, the gamma ray detector of the cosmic south August 30, 2002 Children and language learning August 19, 2002 Fields Medals 2002 July 16, 2002 How ants organize their cemeteries July 9, 2002 GIRAFFE sees its first light June 26, 2002 Business creation: CNRS chalks up its hundredth start-up June 6, 2002 Inauguration of the test platform for testing structures in their environments Cachan – June 7, 2002 June 6, 2002 A new mode of radioactive decay - The two-proton radioactivity June 5, 2002 Calcium controls the wanderings of receptors in neuronal membranes May 31, 2002 A new material for measuring high magnetic fields May 23, 2002 EDELWEISS: tracking the WIMPs to find the trail of dark matter May 14, 2002 A journey of 15 billion years back into the past May 7, 2002 When light governs gene expression April 25, 2002 Can a nucleus be made up of neutrons only? April 23, 2002 East Pacific Ridge: a new campaign of cross-disciplinary research by CNRS and Ifremer April 22, 2002 Bernard Pau has been appointed Director of the CNRS Department of Life Sciences April 18, 2002 The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope track a binary object at the fringe of Solar System April 15, 2002 Giant vesicles, minibeads, and molecular motors : An original system to emulate intracellular transport April 11, 2002 NANOSCIENCE - A molecular "template" for self-assembling atomic wires April 3, 2002 Molecular magnets for quantum devices of the future March 29, 2002 Sympathetic neurons used to combat polycystic kidney disease March 28, 2002 The Origin of Life on Earth: Amino acids obtained in conditions mimicking those of interstellar space March 22, 2002 Moving ever closer to industrial applications for computational grids March 13, 2002 VIMOS, installed on the Very Large Telescope, will improve our understanding of the evolution of the Universe March 12, 2002 The CNRS strengthens Franco-Russian cooperation in the field of pure and applied mathematics research March 7, 2002 Taming molecules to prepare the materials of the future March 5, 2002 "Trésor de la Langue Française" now accessible on the Internet February 28, 2002 Resistance to severe hemophilia A treatment attributed to the enzymatic activity of antibodies February 25, 2002 SPIRAL: a new tool for nuclear physics February 14, 2002 GPS tracks every move the albatross makes February 13, 2002 One step closer to conquering malaria February 8, 2002 Press Kit: SNECMA, ONERA and the CNRS launch the INCA project January 31, 2002 Satellite monitoring of the effect of aerosols on cloud droplets January 30, 2002 Complete genome sequence of the plant pathogen bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum sheds light on the mechanisms governing pathogenicity January 28, 2002 Modeling the biodiversity of tropical forests to better preserve them January 28, 2002 Multiple small eyes for one very large telescope January 25, 2002 Death of Pierre Bourdieu: Statement from the CNRS President and the CNRS Director General January 25, 2002 Lab-on-a-chip: A micromixer to facilitate chemical and biochemical analyses January 10, 2002 Jean-Marie Hombert Appointed Director of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the CNRS January 10, 2002 A new biological mechanism that guarantees the stability of the human genome December 12, 2001 Flies and humans fighting the same immune battle December 5, 2001 Exploring the digital universe with the European Astrophysical Virtual Observatory December 4, 2001 "First light" for the Very Large Telescope adaptive optics system November 22, 2001 Collisions between asteroids : simulation makes the process clear November 21, 2001 First sequencing of the genome of a Eukaryote parasite November 8, 2001 Brain researchers discover bright side of ill-famed molecule: nerve cells need cholesterol to establish contacts November 2, 2001 Localization of a center of long-term memory in the Drosophila October 16, 2001 Foundation of the "Synchrotron Soleil" non-trading company October 11, 2001 The diamond finally reveals the secrets of its atoms October 11, 2001 A pharmacological link between epilepsy and anxiety? September 27, 2001 GANIL: The SPIRAL facility produces its first beam of exotic nuclei September 21, 2001 The main conclusions of the 4th International Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle September 20, 2001 Maurice Godelier, Anthropologist, Receives CNRS Gold Medal for 2001 September 13, 2001 Press release from the Directorate-General of the CNRS (message of sympathy to the NSF)