nanotechnologies: some known unknowns…

The results of the research published online on May 6 in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C could constitute a major issue for broader disclosure: the characterization as a “public …

thalidomide

Thalidomide was introduced in 1957, first in West Germany, as a harmless tranquilizer by the pharmaceutical company Chemie – Grünenthal. The sedative was specifically advertised (among other things) to pregnant …

Zika: a dangerous virus or something more?

Microcephaly is a disorder in the development of the nervous system, resulting in restricted brain (and skull) growth. It manifests either prenatally or after birth (in the baby’s first years) …

vaccine for radioactivity

The sign on the barrels is unmistakable: radioactive waste. The promise of nuclear energy has been plagued by leaks for decades. No more. And not for the better… A multidisciplinary …

refrigerator jacket

The world and its inhabitants are looking for ways to slim down (at least until the fashionable items that will impose: lift and tuck to take another walk around the …