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Manufactured primarily in England and France starting in the early 18th century, pianos were massively exported, in particular to the Americas, leading to the emergence of new repertoires. This is the amazing story of an instrument that has crossed oceans, social classes and musical styles.
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01.11.2016
A century after Einstein published his theory of general relativity, one of its most disturbing predictions remains intriguing: to what extent does the proximity of massive bodies such as planets,...
01.08.2016
OLED or flexible displays, rollable photovoltaic cells, smart sensors integrated into inks...Do organic electronics show promise of a technological revolution or are they just simple gadgets?
01.05.2016
What if we could improve diagnosis and treatment of a disease by revisiting how our understanding of it—or lack of—evolved over time? This strategy is at the heart of the SILICOSIS project, which by...
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12.18.2015
Paleontologists have just uncovered a parental-care strategy in Waptia, an early arthropod species, from Canada’s Burgess Shale deposit.
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12.17.2015
Measuring the impact of an ice-free Arctic on the natural environment; creating the world’s first molecule-sized microchip; and granting easy access to the entire database of astronomical...
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12.15.2015
Clinical tests on a synthetic peptide, Lupuzor, have now raised hopes of developing the first curative treatment for the most severe type of lupus.