PARIS (AFP) - Scientists and government officials from around thirty countries will focus on global warming for three days this week in Exeter (Great Britain) and should draw up a pessimistic report: the planet is warming up faster and with more serious consequences than previously thought. About a hundred scientists and about sixty […]
Month: january 2005
The tidal turbines
A new front is opening in the battle for renewable energies: the use of underwater currents. Keywords: renewable energy, hydraulic energy, hydroelectricity, recovery, use, marine currents, sea, tide, tidal turbine, wind turbines By Armelle THORAVAL Tidal turbines? Suspended in the air and anchored to the ground by its chains, the creature looks like a kind of seaplane […]
Nature in danger: facts and figures
Humans are changing nature at such a rate that species may no longer be able to adapt, leading to a major extinction crisis, scientists say. Some figures: - One in four mammals, one in eight birds, one in three amphibians and nearly half of freshwater turtles are threatened, according to […]
There are less than ten years to save the planet
There is less than a decade to avoid a catastrophic disruption of the Earth's climate, says a large study to be released Tuesday. Written by a large panel of scientists, former politicians and economists, this report, dubbed 'Meeting the Climate Change' sets at ten years, "or even less", the point of no return to climate. beyond which the […]
Air car: is it windy?
Here is the remark of a visitor about the invention of Mr Negre. “Several shareholders of the MDI group are about to take legal action against the MDI group. Indeed, the concept of the air engine promised by Mr. NEGRE is beginning to drag on over time. Every 6 months promises of homologations […]
A plastic that captures solar energy?
A major technological breakthrough Researchers from Ted SARGENT's team in Canada (MIT Microphotonics Laboratory and Nortel Networks) have designed a plastic that combines quantum dots, which are tiny semiconductors, with a polymer. The nanoparticles obtained, which measure between 2 and 4 nanometers, are able to capture the high wavelengths of […]
2004 record for tornadoes in the United States
A record number of tornadoes were recorded in 2004 in Kansas and more generally in the United States since they were recorded. The good news is that the tornado death toll (35 this year) has decreased compared to other years. Kansas recorded 124 tornadoes, breaking the 1991 record […]
Industrial composting
Industrial composting Key words: recycling, compost, composting, green waste, organic waste, recovery. France produces nearly 600 million tonnes of waste annually, of which more than 400 is organic waste. For the latter, composting is a rapidly developing treatment method, favored by the current regulatory and sociological context. […]
Jacques Benveniste died
Keywords: Jacques Benveniste, water memory, molecules, drugs, applications, homeopathy. This article follows the death of Mr Beneveniste in October 2004. We would like to remind our readers of the following thing: 1000 experiments are needed to confirm a principle but only one is enough to invalidate it! And let's be wise not to […]
Biodiversity in danger
Keywords: summit, conference, biodiversity, species, animals, extinction, influence, man, cause, modifications, pollution, ecosystem Press review of 4 articles about the January 2005 UNESCO summit on biodiversity. 1) Alert to threatened biodiversity, Le Monde By Hervé Kempf At the initiative of Jacques Chirac, an international conference brings together in Paris, […]