This article is an excerpt from an exchange called “Science itself! », organized by CEA and CENTQUATRE-PARIS. Man’s face to the forces of nature Laurent Gaude : In my fictional universe, nature sometimes speaks violently and suddenly, as in novels the hurricane, when Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. I describe two dimensions that meet, … Read more
In a work environment, it is often difficult to focus. Be it ambient noise or colleagues, there will always be an unintentional distraction. The Polly Voyager Focus 2 Here to help, this professional headset is part of a high-end line and stands out from its peers specialized in listening to music or gaming, like the … Read more
European firm Arianespace has emerged as a key candidate to fill a temporary void alongside private US competitors Japan and India, but final decisions depend on the still-unsettled schedule for the delayed European Ariane 6 rocket. “I would say there are two and a half options that we’re discussing. One is SpaceX, that’s clear. The … Read more
essential Bram, Essar Arts and Culture Space[t]s brings culture alive in rural areas as well as in a big city. Very close to Carcassonne, on the Lauragais plain, “Le Journal d’un siècle” presents 100 photographs by Jacques Henri Lartigue, a wonderful exhibition. He was the author of the official photograph of Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President … Read more
December 25, 2021, is a rather special Christmas for Pierre Guillard. In his living room in the Paris region, the astrophysicist attended the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope from the Guyana Space Center in Kourou with his family. He is part of the international team that designed the revolutionary infrared telescope, which aims … Read more
Dry soil and consequences for building The soil is particularly dry due to the lack of permanent and widespread rainfall. As a result, Almost all of France observes much lower than normal soil moisture indices This is August 2022, an almost unprecedented situation since the measures began Deviation from mean soil moisture index in France … Read more
In Roannais, Lake Villerest is empty Our daily newspaper already wrote this on July 21: Lake Villarest is losing 1 million cubic meters per day. And the satellite images we received confirm these facts to a large extent. If we are not yet at the historic low water level of 2018, on Thursday July 21, … Read more
Le Boel (Bruges) Hiking along the Villaine Valley Destination Rennes – Frank Hamon Le Boel is a little paradise for hikers, trail runners, cyclists and mountain bikers. It is a protected natural area, a particularly picturesque landscape of valleys and moors, especially when the bell heather and gorse are in flower. From the schist cliffs … Read more
A security researcher managed to get a “root shell” into a Starlink terminal. But this attack required many hours of work and the creation of a dedicated circuit board, which could be connected to the components of the equipment. When a new technology service becomes available, the first thing hackers do is try to hack … Read more
A black man, his white horse ghost, confronts the vastness of the California desert. Apart from the overly modern lighting and music pollution of a small house in the background, the decor will (almost) still bear the imprint of Eastwood cowboy boots. But good Otis Jr. (O.J., played by Daniel Kaluuya) isn’t brutal or ugly. … Read more