Cité des Sciences : Science newsScience news powered by la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, ParisFlu: on the trail of the virus- October 20, 2005 Potentially very deadly (the Spanish flu epidemic left 20 million dead just after the First World War) and constantly re-emergent, flu is the most closely-monitored disease in the world. Along with this surveillance, researchers track the virus to prepare a new vaccine each year.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... 2005 NOBEL PRIZE: Yves Chauvin, chemist choreographer- October 12, 2005 The 2005 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to France's Yves Chauvin and the USA's Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock for their work on metathesis, a "change-your-partners dance" according to the Swedish Academy of Sciences. (Only in french)http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... The nuclear route- October 3, 2005 From the arrival of uranium in France and its refinement into fuel for nuclear power stations to the reprocessing of spent fuel and the final or temporary storage of nuclear waste... This film goes step by step over the stages in the nuclear-electricity production process in France. Supporters and critics express themselves freely, especially on issues of safety and risk. Length: 26 minutes (in two parts)http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... From mine to power station- October 3, 2005 From the mining of uranium ore to the delivery of fuel to the nuclear power station, nearly two years can go by... Length: 4'http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Background to the Bataille Law- October 3, 2005 Looking back on the events in France that led to the Bataille Law of the 30th December 1991, relating to research into radioactive-waste management. Length: 5'30http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Radioactivity- October 3, 2005 What is radioactivity What are the different types of radiation associated with this phenomenon Length: 3'40http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... The Bure laboratory- October 3, 2005 A plunge into the heart of the Bure laboratory in the Meuse district, where scientists are examining the feasibility of storing radioactive waste 500 metres underground. Length: 5'http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... |