It’s a world first and it’s happening in France! In Meurthe-et-Moselle (Grand Est region), in Longlaville, to be precise. This site was chosen as home to the world’s first factory dedicated to recycling PET plastic waste, all thanks to enzymes, as reported the echoes† The project, led by the company Carbios, costs 150 million euros … Read more
Work less to enjoy more. Between employee well-being, increased productivity, lower unemployment and corporate attractiveness, the four-day week hasn’t made people dream yet. A dream come true in the UK, Spain or Iceland where it has been widely tested. On Tuesday, February 15, it was the turn of the Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander de Croo, … Read more
Traveling several tens of kilometers to find a hospital is the fate of a large part of the French population. Faced with these “medical deserts”, Xavier Roy, head of the CSSR (aftercare and rehabilitation center) in Châteauroux, offers a drastic solution inspired by Canada: coercion. In 2021, the Association of Rural Mayors of France (AMRF) … Read more
It is not always easy to estimate how long a task will take. Except rats. These rodents are able to evaluate their performance and adjust their behavior accordingly to do better next time. This is according to a new international study. Man is not the only animal that can estimate a temporal error in his … Read more
Have you ever felt that certain people are constantly putting you down? That you were easy prey for them? If this is the case, don’t panic, there are indicators to detect these toxic relationships and protect yourself in the long run. Here are some worthwhile roads to explore. What is a toxic person? No, a … Read more
Inclusive, egalitarian, non-sexist… There are many ways to describe this practice of writing in the French language, but they all share the same goal: to promote a better representation of all people in writing. POSITIVR is committed to this path and we explain why. Five years after the controversy over a Hatier textbook that first … Read more
Music is the universal language par excellence. But could it help us communicate with animals? Here’s what a team of researchers from the Australian National University tried to find out. Their research shows that dolphins are sensitive to the high frequencies of certain instruments such as the flute, the piccolo and the Indian recorder. explanation. … Read more
A former parking garage converted into a farm of the future? This is the ambitious project of the Fuyet brothers, who have just installed their urban farm Champerché in an underground car park in Sartrouville (Yvelines). Nearly 150 types of fruit and vegetables are grown above ground in bioponics on an area of 1,300 m2. … Read more
Message to artists, street art lovers and curious about discoveries! The most beautiful fresco of the year is in Finistère, in Brittany, and it has something to deceive us. And it is not for nothing that it is an impressive trompe-l’oeil. Crossing the Breton town of Plougasnou, your gaze may be curiously drawn to a … Read more
After soy protein, potato protein. The Dutch company KMC has just created a textured potato protein, intended to be used in the production of meat alternatives. According to the company, this would be a world first. Originally, the cooperative specializing in the production of ingredients had developed this vegetable protein in powder form. Problem: In … Read more