Measuring pollution emissions from maritime transport
Energy & environment, Environment, In the News
While road traffic pollution is now strictly controlled, the same cannot be said for the maritime sector, with its different fuels, engine types and regulations that differ depending on the shipping area. The EMINAV project, funded by Ademe…
Wave exposure: understanding the risks to improve protection
Digital, Europe EN, Health, In the News
With the deployment of 5G, concerns about possible risks related to cell phones have increased. As part of the European GOLIAT project, which is funded by the European Union to the tune of €7 M, Télécom Paris and the C2M chair are contributing…
Fire retardant biocomposites: combining lightness and fire resistance
Energy & environment, Environment, In the News, Materials
To slow the spread of fire, compounds called flame retardants are often used to treat materials to give them fire resistant properties. The problem is that some of these additives can be harmful for humans and polluting for the environment.…
Eclore Actuators develops highly energy-efficient, bio-inspired actuators
In the News, Start-up-en
Traditional pneumatic and hydraulic actuators are used in all sectors of industry, but they have their limits in terms of energy consumption. Eclore Actuators, a start-up incubated at IMT Atlantique, has redesigned the component using a new…
Images of science: where do basalt columns come from?
In the News, Materials, Scientific literacy
Bernard Guy, Mines Saint-Étienne – Institut Mines-Télécom
This photo shows basalt columns. They can be found all over the world where magma flows from volcanoes have cooled and solidified. These spectacular and fascinating structures…
How long can we continue to exceed planetary limits?
Energy & environment, Environment, In the News
By Natacha Gondran, Mines Saint-Étienne, UMR 5600 Environment, City, Society (EVS), and Aurélien Boutaud, associate researcher at UMR 5600 EVS.
In recent months, several scientific papers months have drawn attention…
Dastra: the program that simplifies GDPR compliance
Digital, In the News, Start-up-en
The GDPR, which came into force four years ago, requires companies to exercise strict control over their personal data processing activities. Many organizations find themselves in difficulty trying to meet these requirements. Dastra, a start-up…
Virtual reality to improve crisis management and cybersecurity
Digital, In the News
Known for its use in entertainment, virtual reality also offers interesting perspectives for crisis management and cybersecurity. Two projects carried out at IMT Mines Albi and IMT Atlantique aim to virtually simulate crises in supply chains…
Simulation and serious games: training tools for crisis management
In the News, Society
To prepare elected officials, local authorities and citizens to respond in times of crises, immersive simulations and serious games are particularly useful. At IMT Mines Alès and Mines Saint-Étienne, these techniques are used to help prepare…
Side Channel Attacks: How to exploit vulnerabilities of processors?
Digital, In the News, Risque et cybersécurité
Side channel attacks exploit confidential information obtained from microarchitecture of general purpose computers, in other terms microprocessors. Maria Mushtaq, researcher in cybersecurity at Telecom Paris, explains how these attacks work…