For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein’s general relativity explains gravity as the bending of space and time. Quantum mechanics governs the world of particles and fields. Both work brilliantly in their…
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In the past decade, cyber-attacks on Europe’s power infrastructure have intensified so much that energy companies, experts and politicians called for help. Researchers came together to boost the resilience of European energy networks. The International Energy Agency warned in a November…
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La conscience est une notion des plus compliquées et des plus complexes. Compliquées, car difficile à comprendre et complexes, car elle comporte en soi plusieurs éléments imbriqués, la rendant difficile à saisir. Faisons un tour d’horizon succinct de trois théories…
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Professor Jan Buitelaar, an expert in neurodevelopmental illnesses, is intrigued by a possible link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – or ADHD – and memory. While genes play a big part in ADHD, Buitelaar thinks the recordkeeping part of the brain…
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Olivier Sartenaer, Université de Namur Ce qu’est exactement la science est loin de faire l’unanimité. Si l’on se donnait la peine de poser la question « Qu’est-ce que la science ? » à un panel de scientifiques, il est à…