A diver checks and retrieves a hydrophone under the sea ice off Adélie Land.
A diver checks and retrieves a hydrophone under the sea ice off Adélie Land. Erwan Amice / LEMAR / CNRS Photo Library From 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, the CNRS will be in attendance at the Dubai World Expo's France Pavilion. There it will be presenting 'Antarctica, a laboratory of the future', a fully immersive experience through which visitors, by turns entranced by a myriad of unfamiliar sounds and plunged into near-total silence, discover the pioneering research under way in Antarctica, and why it is important. This exhibit is an opportunity for the research institution to affirm its commitment to scientific enquiry focused on our planet's polar regions. 'The mission of basic research is to create tomorrow,' says CNRS chairman and CEO Antoine Petit. That mission echoes the theme of the world exposition: 'connecting minds, creating the future'. The international event kicks off on 1 October 2021 and will last six months.
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