The Dublin tramway, built by Alstom (rolling stock) in 2004. © Alstom

A Total research laboratory. © Photo : Marco Dufour / TOTAL ELF

A researcher in a TOTAL/ELF research laboratory. © Marco Dufour / TOTAL ELF

Silhouette of wind-powered generators against the evening sky. © Pascal Xicluna / Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche (...)

The Shanghai Pearl Line subway, in service since 2000, with the rolling stock technology provided by Alstom. © Alstom

ITER Project : Maquette of the future experimental fusion reactor to be built at Cadarache. © CEA

Flight simulator of Dassault Falcon 7X. © Dassault

In-air refueling of a Dassault Rafale jet fighter. © Dassault

Painting section on an assembly line of Citroen cars. © Citroën

The Citroen C3 plutiel cabriolet. © Citroën

The Itaipu hydraoelectric power dam in Brazil/Paraguay where Alstom supplied 10 out of 20 generating units.© Alstom

Maintenance of a nuclear power turbine.© Alstom

French-built high-speed train KTX built by Alstom in South Korea in 2004. © Alstom

The cruiseship Queen Mary II, built by Alstom.© Alstom

A new departmental analysis laboratory in Saint-Avé (department of Morbihan, Brittany region).© Conseil général du Morbihan

Deployment of the underwater robot Redermor 1 off Brest.© Ville de Brest

The submarine "Le Terrible", Cherbourg. © D. Noizet - Presidence de la Republique.

Decontaminating an engine on a test bed, Renault factory, Lardy.© P. Stroppa / Renault

Ariane 5 on its launch pad shortly before flight 171, Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Kourou (French Guiana).© CNES/ESA

Lift off of Ariane 5 ECA flight 17, French Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Kourou (French Guiana)..© CNES/ ESA

Safety check on a car made by the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group. © PSA Peugeot Citroën

Paluel nuclear power plant (Haute Normandie region). © F. Chanteloup / EDF

Maintenance of high power lines. © A. Da Silva / VINCI

Control room at the Orphée reactor developed by the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). © P. Stroppa / CEA

Observation of an optical lithography mask, Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). © P. Stroppa / CEA

France conducts nuclear fusion experiments at the centre of this sphere developed by the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) having halted tests in 1996. © H. (...)

High resolution camera for positon emission tomography (PET) used for neurological and psychiatric research and developed by the Atomic Energy Commission (...)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment developed by the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). © P. Stroppa / CEA

Checking diagnostics in a Laser Integration Line experiment chamber, a prototype developed by the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). © P. Stroppa / (...)

Airbus Industrie, Toulouse-Blagnac (Midi-Pyrénées region) © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Automated blood testing (Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris) © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Peugeot car plant, Poissy (Yvelines, Ile-de-France region) © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Launch of an instrument for the observation of ozone and of oxidize of nitrogen in the atmosphere. © Florence Goutail / CNRS Photothèque (...)

Handling of virus in a laboratory of containment of P3 class. [ Laboratory of Virology, Lyon ]. Jérôme Chatin / CNRS Photothèque. (...)

The high-security laboratory for the study of the prion at the CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission) in Fontenay-Aux-Roses. © P. Delbourgo / (...)

Simulation of filling the propellant tanks of the Galaxy XII satellite at the Kourou Space Center in French Guyana before its launch. (...)

Iasi instrument on the satellite Metop Intespace (Toulouse) © CNES/Emmanuel GRIMAULT

The 2004 Paris Car Show : New models of Peugeot cars. © MAEE / F. de La Mure

Presentation of the new Airbus A380 in Toulouse. © MAEE / F. de La Mure

An Ariane 5 rocket takes off on February 12th., 2005, from the Kourou Space Center in French Guyana (CSG).© CNES/ESA/Arianespace, (...)

The Viaduct of Millau, highest bridge in the world (343 meters to the top of the pylons), designed by British Architect Norman Foster and inaugurated on (...)

The 2005 Bourget Airshow : Airbus A340 and A380, products of the European aeronautic cooperation.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

The 2005 Bourget Airshow : Airbus A380, world's largest airliner, product of the European aeronautic cooperation.© F. de La Mure / (...)

The 2005 Bourget Airshow : presentation of a SNECMA jet engine.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

The 2005 Bourget Airshow : Airbus A380, world's largest airliner, product of the European aeronautic cooperation.© F. de La Mure / (...)

Artist's view of the ITER project (nuclear fusion experimentation) on its chosen site at Cadarache.© CEA Service de Presse

The Tokamak Tore-Supra, experimental plant for thermonuclear fusion, at Cadarache.© P. Fiet /CEA

The Three Gorges Dam in China, built with participation of French technology.© Alstom

Manufacturing the Clio III at Renault's Flins factory in the outskirts of Paris © Renault Communication / Studio Pons

The UH-10 Titane Saphir amplifier, with a power of X10, for the study of laser-plasma inter-action at ultra-high density. (at CEA, the French Atomic Energy (...)

Peugeot 908 RC concept car at a car show.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Citroen Xsara Picasso at a car show.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Renault/Dacia Logan at a car show.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Citroen Elysée on an assembly line in a PSA Group plant in Wuhan, China.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Assembly line in a PSA Group plant in Wuhan, China.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Presentation of the Falcon 7X, International Paris Air Show, Le Bourget.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Model of Airbus' A350, International Paris Air Show, Le Bourget.© F. de La Mure

Presentation of Falcon planes, International Paris Air Show, Le Bourget.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Presentation of the A380, International Paris Air Show, Le Bourget.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Presentation of the A380, International Paris Air Show, Le Bourget.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Presentation of the A380 and Ariane 5 space rocket, International Paris Air Show, Le Bourget.© F. de La Mure / MAEE

Model of the A400M, International Paris Air Show, Le Bourget. F. de La Mure / MAEE

Assembly of an AGV (very high speed train).© Bastien Laurichesse/ ALSTOM

An AGV (very high speed train).© Bastien Laurichesse / ALSTOM

Maintenance of an Air France GE90 engine, Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport.© P. Delafosse / Air France

A330-200 in the skies over the Pyrénées.© P. Delafosse / Air France

An Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) laboratory that uses nuclear analysis techniques that are unique in Europe Photo : A. Gonin / (...)

TERA-10 supercomputer containing 4352 processors is one of the most powerful in the world. Located in the Atomic Energy Commission's (CEA) scientific (...)