The Retina, a (Very Smart) Camera
[ C H R O N I C L E ] With my head resting against the window inside a high-speed train, I enjoy watching the vegetation...
Lead, Testimony to the Eruption of Vesuvius
Following archaeological digs, analysis of the lead pollution in sediments in the antique port of Naples proves that the region’s vast...
The Fine Art of Eradicating Computer Bugs
[ C H R O N I C L E ] Information technology is now essential in many fields. Be it for banking or sales, electronic voting,...
Binary Plastics: The Future of Digital Memory?
Storing data! The challenge of the 21st century… A few bytes written onto long chains of synthetic polymers are opening up huge...
Research and Innovation: A Relationship for Review
Research and development? Many innovations do not actually originate from science.
The Art of Making Clouds
It is no longer enough to use change in state to explain cloud formation. The role of chemical and biological substances must now be...
Binge drinking impairs memory
Binge drinking, or the massive and rapid consumption of alcohol, affects the adolescent brain. Studies in humans and rodents reveal the...
