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The brain: seeing between the fibers of white matter
Digital, Health, In the NewsThe principle behind diffusion imaging and tractography is exploring how water spreads through our brain in order to study the structure of neurons. Doctors can use this method to improve their understanding of brain disease. Pietro Gori, a…

What are fine particles?
Energy & environment, In the News, What's?During peak pollution events, everyone is talking about them. Fine particles are often accused of being toxic. Unfortunately, they do not only come out during episodes of high pollution. Véronique Riffault, a researcher in atmospheric sciences…

Bitcoin: the economic issues at stake
Digital, In the News, SocietyPatrick Waelbroeck, Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT)
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[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ryptocurrencies like Bitcoin only have value if all the participants in the monetary system view it to as currency. It…

A third ERC grant in 3 years at EURECOM
Digital, Europe EN, In the NewsGetting a grant from the European Research Council is not an easy task but this is what Davide Balzarotti, Professor in the Security Department, has just accomplished. He is the third EURECOM professor to obtain an ERC grant in the past 3 years.
Davide,…

DessIA: Engineering of the Future with Artificial Intelligence
Digital, In the News, Start-up-enWhat is the best architecture for the gearbox of a hybrid car? If an engineer had to answer that question, he would consider a handful of possibilities based on what already exists on the market. But the startup DessIA takes a whole different…

Advancing scientific, technical and industrial literacy, a challenge for society – An interview with Guillaume Desbrosse
In the News, Scientific literacyWhat is the role of a center for scientific literacy and what sort of work does its director do? What are the goals of the AMCSTI (Association of Museums and Centers for the Advancement of Scientific, Technical and Industrial Culture)? Guillaume…

Between France and Germany, studying the metamorphosis of industry beyond borders
In the NewsThe “Industry Without Borders” project, launched on November 15, 2017 as part of the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future, brings together French and German scientists. The project involves sociologists, economists, management…

Composite Materials: the race to keep going faster
In the News, MaterialsIn the world of materials, composites are currently undergoing a transformation that is just a significant as the plastics boom in the 1960s. To massively integrate these materials into high-volume production markets—automotive, aeronautics,…

Will health apps soon be covered by health insurance?
Digital, Health, In the NewsCharlotte Krychowski, Télécom École de Management – Institut Mines-Télécom ;
Meyer Haggège, Grenoble École de Management (GEM) and Myriam Le Goff-Pronost, IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Télécom
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Smarter Time: your life in your pocket
Digital, In the News, Start-up-enThe start-up Smarter Time participated in the Lisbon Web Summit, from November 6-9. The company is incubated at ParisTech entrepreneurs, and offers an activity and time management application which helps users to better organize their day-to-day…

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The Auragen project: turning the hopes of genomic medicine into reality
Health, In the News, SocietyThere is only one way to unlock the mysteries of certain genetic diseases — analyze each patient gene by gene. Genome analysis offers great promise for understanding rare diseases and providing personalized treatment for each patient. The…

5G: the new generation of mobile is already a reality
Digital, In the News[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile 4G is still being rolled out, 5G is already in the starting blocks. For consumers whose smartphones still show “3G” alongside a reception indicator which rarely makes it over two bars out of four, this can be quite…

Millimeter waves for mobile broadband
Digital, In the News5G will inevitably involve opening new frequency bands allowing operators to increase their data flows. Millimeter waves are among the favorites, as they have many advantages: large bandwidth, adequate range, and small antennas. Whether or not…

5G… and beyond: Three standardization challenges for the future of communication
Digital, In the News[dropcap]G[/dropcap]enerations of mobile technologies come around at the rate of about one every ten years. Ten years is also roughly the amount of time it takes for them to be created. No sooner has a generation been offered to end consumers…

SDN and virtualization: more intelligence in 5G networks
Digital, In the NewsNew uses for 5G imply a new way of managing telecommunications networks. To open the way for new actors, we will have to divide and virtualize network slices, and find a dynamic way of allocating them to new services. This organization is made…

Will 5G turn the telecommunications market upside-down?
Europe EN, In the News, SocietyThe European Commission is anticipating the arrival of the fifth generation in mobile phones (5G) in 2020. It is expected to significantly increase data speeds and offer additional uses. However, the extent of the repercussions on the telecommunications…

Speakshake, shaking up distance language learning
Digital, In the News, Start-up-enThe start-up Speakshake has created a communication platform for improving your foreign language speaking skills. As well as communication, it offers users a variety of learning tools to accompany their discussions. The platform has been recognized…

23 terms to help understand artificial intelligence
Digital, In the NewsNeural networks, predictive parsing, chatbots, data analysis, machine learning, etc. The 8th Fondation Mines-Télécom booklet provides a glossary of 23 terms to clarify some of the terms used in artificial intelligence (AI).
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Climate change as seen from space
Digital, Energy & environment, In the NewsRené Garello, IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Télécom
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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he French National Centre for Space Research has recently presented two projects based on greenhouse gas emission…

Julien Bras: nature is his playground
Energy & environment, In the News, MaterialsCellulose is one of the most abundant molecules in nature. At the nanoscale, its properties allow it to be used for promising applications in several fields. Julien Bras, a chemist at Grenoble INP, is working to further develop the use of this…

Pierre Rouchon: research in control
Digital, In the NewsPierre Rouchon, a researcher at Mines ParisTech, is interested in the control of systems. Whether it be electromechanical systems, industrial facilities or quantum particles, he works to observe their behavior and optimize their performance.…

Sébastien Bigo: setting high-speed records
Digital, In the NewsDriven by his desire to take the performance of fiber optics to the next level, Sébastien Bigo has revolutionized the world of telecommunications. His work carried out at Nokia Bell Labs has now set nearly 30 world records for the bandwidth…

And the winners of the new IMT-Académie des Sciences Awards are…
In the NewsAt the start of 2017, IMT and the French Académie des Sciences created the Grand Prix Award and the Young Scientist Prize (with support from the Fondation Mines-Télécom) to reward exceptional European scientific contributions in the fields…