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We talk about it

Toy safety, atmospheric pollution, food contamination, or nanoparticles in our food supply… every year, a number of headlines command media attention and, in doing so, alert the general public to a range of societal topics. Their commonality? It's always about measurements. This heading, "We talk about it", will unpack many such media-driven topics in providing you with explanations, documents and analyses in order to better understand the key issues involved by way of reports specially prepared by LNE's teams of experts.

Nanotechnology: on the road to the medicine of the future

At the nanometric scale, all dreams can be achieved. Even those of Paul Ehrlich, who imagined 'magic bullets' at the beginning of the 20th Century: ...

Quantum technologies: the revolution has begun

Discovered in the first half of the 20th century, quantum physics, the science of atoms and elementary particles, has never ceased to surprise and ...

[COVID-19] Masks: testing, marketing

Protective masks are classified into different categories according to their use. They are subject to different regulations depending on their ...

Graphene: measuring for better control

Graphene, a nanomaterial whose properties were discovered some 15 years ago, offers many opportunities for innovation in a wide range of industrial ...

Evaluating artificial intelligence

Intelligent systems have undergone major developments since 2016 and are finding more and more applications in our economy. They represent a ...

Packaging and food safety

Food contamination by substances contained in cases or cardboard boxes has now been proven. The presence of mineral oils has been exposed in a wide ...

Characterizing nanomaterials

Nanoparticles are receiving plenty of attention nowadays in both the societal and scientific spheres. Some of these particles have existed in the ...