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The Youtube channel Zeste de science explores all aspects of scientific research, proving that even the most complicated scientific facts can be explained in less than 5 minutes, and that even the most seemingly trivial events of everyday life, if thoroughly studied, can contribute to the biggest technological advances. Episode 24: What happens when two planets collide? The smaller one desintegrates but the bigger one survives, even though some…

The Youtube channel Zeste de science explores all aspects of scientific research, proving that even the most complicated scientific facts can be explained in less than 5 minutes, and that even the most seemingly trivial events of everyday life, if thoroughly studied, can contribute to the biggest technological advances. Episode 22: What happens when you put several small self-propelled robots together in a corral? Physicists from Bordeaux studied roach-bots and…

The Youtube channel Zeste de science explores all aspects of scientific research, proving that even the most complicated scientific facts can be explained in less than 5 minutes, and that even the most seemingly trivial events of everyday life, if thoroughly studied, can contribute to the biggest technological advances. Episode 23: A team of researchers compared the physical features of a population of Caribbean lizards before and after the passage of…

The CNRS Gold Medal for 2003 was awarded to physicist Albert Fert for his discovery of giant magnetoresistance and his contribution to spintronics. From his birthplace at the foot of the Pyrenees, Albert Fert shares his memories and describes his vocation as a scientist. Scientists from Albert Fert's laboratory, CNRS-Thalès, in Orsay (Université Paris-Sud), present the major lines of their research: magnetic tunnel junctions, new materials, spin coherence, and quantum calculations.