Articles de presse
2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was divided, one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" and the other half to Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity".
How Butterflies Copy Their Neighbors to Fool Birds
The mystery of how a butterfly has changed its wing patterns to mimic neighbouring species and avoid being eaten by birds has been solved by a team of European scientists. The study is published August 14, 2011 in the journal Nature.
'Watermark Ink' Device Identifies Unknown Liquids Instantly
Materials scientists and applied physicists collaborating at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have invented a new device that can instantly identify an unknown liquid.
For Strong and Weak, Debt Pressures Rattle Europe
The almighty dollar used to be the world’s safest refuge in times of trouble. But what do you do when you are worried about the dollar, as many people are now?
EADS reveals hypersonic successor to Concorde
The ZEHST will fly at an altitude of 32km and take just 2.5 hours to get from Paris to Tokyo. But Concorde's successor is still only on the drawing board, and even if the project is successful, it will not take passengers until 2050.
Microsoft bags Skype for $8.5bn
Microsoft had agreed to buy Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion (R60bn) in cash to acquire the most popular internet calling service and its 663 million customers, the companies said yesterday.
Microsoft in talks to buy Skype, report says
Microsoft is in talks to buy internet phone service Skype, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
The Guy Who Says He Owns 50% Of Facebook Just Filed A Boatload Of New Evidence -- And It's Breathtaking
Remember Paul Ceglia? He's the fellow in upstate New York who sued Mark Zuckerberg last July, claiming that, way back in 2003, Zuckerberg had agreed to give him a 50% ownership in the project that became Facebook.
