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Artificial bio-inspired membranes for water filtration
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Artificial bio-inspired membranes for water filtration

Access to clean drinking water is considered to be one of the main challenges of the 21st Century, and scientists have just opened a path to new…

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Why is it so hot at night in some cities?

During the nighttime, it is hotter in the city than in nearby suburbs or the countryside. But just how much hotter differs between cities…

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A new solution for chronic pain
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A new solution for chronic pain

Neuropathic pain is a chronic illness affecting 7-10% the population in France and for which there is no effective treatment. Researchers at the…

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Towards a better prediction of solar eruptions
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Towards a better prediction of solar eruptions

Just one phenomenon may underlie all solar eruptions, according to researchers from the CNRS, École Polytechnique, CEA and INRIA in an article…

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A start-up for much faster batteries
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A start-up for much faster batteries

Two years after the first battery prototype using sodium ions in a standard industrial format was designed, the start-up Tiamat has been created…

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New AGLAÉ : A global benchmark for preserving heritage
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New AGLAÉ: A global benchmark for preserving heritage

To solve mysteries about ancient works or authenticate heritage objects, specialists often need support from science. Since 1988, AGLAÉ has been…

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When a porous solid retains its properties in liquid form
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When a porous solid retains its properties in liquid form

Known for their exceptional porosity that enables the trapping or transport of molecules, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) take the form of a powder,…

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Two CNRS 2017 Gold Medals awarded to physicists Alain Brillet and Thibault Damour
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Two CNRS 2017 Gold Medals awarded to physicists Alain Brillet and Thibault Damour

In 2017, the CNRS has awarded two Gold Medals, to the physicists Alain Brillet and Thibault Damour for their major contributions to the detection of…

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European XFEL : Europe's next-generation free-electron laser
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European XFEL: Europe's next-generation free-electron laser

The faster, more powerful European XFEL free-electron laser was inaugurated on September 1, 2017, near Hamburg, Germany. By producing ultra…

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Electricity production : when enzymes rival platinum
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Matter

Electricity production: when enzymes rival platinum

Making a biocell that is as effective as a platinum fuel cell: that's the feat that researchers in the Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie…

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