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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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.