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Climate-warming gas surpasses a worrying milestone
11/05/2013 - World news explained

Climate-warming gas surpasses a worrying milestone

For the first time in human history, the most critical climate-warming gas, carbon dioxide, surpassed a worrying milestone.

15/04/2013 - France

French press review 15 April 2013

There's a lot of strong language on this morning's French front pages: "betrayal," "exasperation," and "income tax" are just a few of the inflammatory expressions in ...

Technical Debt
16/03/2013 - Webwatch

Technical Debt

This week's Webwatch takes a look at Technical Debt. This term decribes the problems that pile up in modern computer systems.

15/03/2013 - France

French HIV patients stay healthy after stopping drugs

French researchers have found that some patients with HIV can stay healthy even after stopping treatment.

Telescope in Andes takes scientists deeper into space
14/03/2013 - World news explained

Telescope in Andes takes scientists deeper into space

A new radio telescope is now fully operational in the high desert of the Chilean Andes, 5,000 metres above sea level.

A battery powered world
23/02/2013 - Webwatch

A battery powered world

Batteries are everywhere in today's modern and highly technical world. Despite having a bright future, batteries can sometimes be very inconvenient.

Computer viruses - what they are and how to fight them
16/02/2013 - Webwatch

Computer viruses - what they are and how to fight them

Computer viruses are now getting more and more complex and difficult to get rid of.

Could software predict crime?
09/02/2013 - Webwatch

Could software predict crime?

Computer science is far from showing its limits. Scientists have recently created a software that could predict crime just like in the movie Minority Report.

It's a nano world
02/02/2013 - Webwatch

It's a nano world

In new technologies everything seems to come with the word nano. What is nano exactly? Why are scientists so fond of it?

Algae - clean energy's green gold
30/01/2013 - On-the-spot France

Algae - clean energy's green gold

Necessity truly is the mother of invention....especially when it comes to energy-saving techniques. Europe has set targets that countries are pushing to meet.

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