[LUM#4] Hydrologists on the Roof of the World
Published on: December 6 , 2016
It’s the Holy Grail for mountaineers, but it’s also an exceptional research site for…
Plants that help clean up soil and water
Published on: September 22 , 2016
Can plants help clean up contaminated soil? That’s Claude’s major discovery…
[LUM#3] Feeling Younger to Age More Slowly
Published on: September 13 , 2016
And you, how old do you think you are? A simple question that reveals a lot…
[LUM#3] Routine: The Brain-Killer
Published on: September 6 , 2016
At what age does the brain start to age? “When we’re born,” Jacques replies…
Proxima b, a potentially habitable rocky exoplanet
Published on: August 31 , 2016
Proxima Centauri, the star closest to the Sun, has a planet. Named Proxima…
[LUM#3] Rethinking the Brain
Published on: August 30 , 2016
What if the brain isn't what we thought it was? A true cartographer of the brain, the…
[LUM#3] The Brain Nourished by Connection
Published on: August 23 , 2016
What nourishes the human brain? Social connections, say psychiatrists. Relationships…
[LUM#3] The Light and Shadow of Consciousness
Published on: July 26 , 2016
What’s going on in our brains? It’s still hard to say. Among the…
[LUM#3] A battery with plenty of zing
Published on: July 12 , 2016
French researchers have developed an innovative battery prototype that runs on…
[LUM#3] Under Safer Skies
Published on: July 5 , 2016
Even more reliable aircraft: that’s what EuroMov researchers are promising. These…
New Challenges in Corporate Governance
Published on: July 4 , 2016
This text summarizes the introduction to the 2016 International Governance Conference (CIG) in…
Deep-sea robots
Published on: May 3 , 2016
With their articulated hands, which allow them to grasp objects, the robot archaeologists…
[LUM#2] A Sea to Drink
Published on: April 26 , 2016
Turning seawater into drinking water using an environmentally friendly and cost-effective process,…
Detecting mental health issues through social media
Published on: April 7 , 2016
What if social media could be used to monitor the mental health of…
[LUM#2] Viruses That Want to Help Us
Published on: March 29 , 2016
It treats infections without the use of antibiotics. Long forgotten, the…
[LUM#2] Tomorrow, Healing
Published on: March 15 , 2016
A targeted, sustainable approach to medicine that no longer settles for merely providing relief but allows itself the luxury of…