4 Jan 2021 | Newsletters, Research
Optical fiber is a fascinating concept that turns a silica thread the size of a hair into a light guide over very long distances, propagating information at the speed of light. This invention, which dates back to the 1960s, has revolutionized the way we communicate....
16 Dec 2020 | Newsletters, Research
One year ago, the Teil earthquake of November 11, 2019, of magnitude Mw 4.9, shook the Ardèche and heavily damaged the epicentral region with an intensity EMS98 estimated at VIII, causing very large damage estimated at several tens of millions of euros. After the...
9 Nov 2020 | Research, Resif life
A postdoctoral offer of 18 months is open in the framework of the Transversal Action Seismicity. The objective of the project is the construction of a new seismotectonic model of the entire Caribbean region, with direct applications for the revision of zoning and...
2 Oct 2020 | Engineering and instrumentation, Research, Resif life
The CNRS publishes short videos for the general public in a series entitled “Brève de science” (in french only). One of these briefs is presented by Jérôme Vergne, seismologist at the Ecole et observatoire des sciences de la Terre in Strasbourg and Head of...
