Cité des Sciences : Science newsScience news powered by la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, ParisThe lastest news from Mars: Hello! Probes and robots...- April 29, 2004 There were five in all: one British, one European, two American and one Japanese. Taking advantage of Mars' exceptional proximity to the Earth in summer 2003, these five probes were launched in an offensive on the Red Planet. Three of them have reached their destination without a hitch.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... RFID :a technological revolution underway- April 28, 2004 Little chips as small as pinheads could soon become part of our everyday lives. Built into smart labels, they allow "contactless" communication with objects ! But this traceability technology - known as RFID, short for "radio frequency identification" - is raising concerns among groups working to protect individual liberties...http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Sedna: the tenth planet in our solar system- April 13, 2004 Sedna, which was very recently discovered at the outer limits of our solar system, seems hardly any different from Pluto. It is a massive, spherical body that revolves around the Sun and may even have its own satellite. But does this really mean that Sedna is a planethttp://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Ecosystems: What would happen if bees disappeared- April 1, 2004 Probing beyond the controversies surrounding certain insecticides (the pulling off the market of the BASF firm's Regent and of Bayer's Gaucho), Science Actualits has delved into what is really going on in the world of bees by talking to experts and beekeepers.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... |