Bambusurils for Tuning Supramolecular Complexes

Investigating interactions between bambusurils and cage complexes.

African rock art treasures revealed in the Lovo Massif 28 avril 2021

Located in the north of the former African kingdom of Kongo, the Lovo Massif is home to a number of rock art sites with a history spanning several centuries. The French-Congolese Lovo mission is studying and listing them with the aim of learning more about rock art in central Africa, as well as protecting this […]

Towards a post-quantum cryptography 28 avril 2021

The quantum computing revolution will make many concepts and devices obsolete, thereby generating certain security problems. The National Institute of Standards and Technology in the US has organised an international competition to establish new cryptographic principles. The researcher Adeline Roux-Langlois sheds light on the issues involved.

Slime moulds head for space 28 avril 2021

Four slime moulds, strange single-celled organisms without brains, will join French astronaut Thomas Pesquet on the International Space Station. On board, Pesquet will use them for various experiments, which will also be carried out back on Earth by thousands of French school students, with the assistance of France’s space agency CNES and the CNRS.