SDSN Networks in Action 2020
<p>SDSN’s National and Regional Networks promote the localization and implementation of the SDGs, develop long-term transformation pathways, provide education for sustainable development, and launch
France
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Facelift for Taj
A multilateral collaboration will try to take the world s most beautiful structure back to its original glory
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The bigger picture
Get your popcorn. Wall to wall television is almost here
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The thorn buds
Parisians see red and intercept a consignment of Indian roses meant to reach French women on Valentines day, turning it into a thorny issue
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Closing shop
france may soon shut down the country's controversial fast-breeder Superphoenix reactor. At present, France is the world's largest generator of nuclear power. The closure would be a victory for
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Genetic defence
researchers in France have found a secondary genetic mutation that could help provide resistance to the aids virus. Alberto Beratto of St Joseph's hospital, Paris, and Luc Montagnier of the
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Will plague return?
A plague bacterium that has developed resistance to several antibiotics may pose a serious threat to human health
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Unusual bearing
Electric charges are known to come in integral multiples of the smallest charge called electron. But in certain cases, these charges are also found in fractional units. Scientists in Israel and
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Sorting waste
Sorting of waste by robots may soon eliminate dumping sites in France. One of the companies that have developed such a system is Pellenc. The robot has a sensing system to separate various types of
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Moneymakers
THE COMPLETE PICTURE: Televisions all over the world display only 88 per cent of the image broadcast by TV stations. Now, Korean-based electronics company, Samsung is developing televisions that will
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Small is risky
Unusually small babies have a high risk of getting diabetes, say French researchers. A study conducted on 230 adults by Juliane Leger and colleagues at France's national research organisation,