
What is artificial intelligence?
Digital, In the News, What's?Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic. In late March, the French government organized a series of events dedicated to this theme, the most notable of which was the publication of the report "For a Meaningful Artificial Intelligence," written…

Atmospheric reactive trace gases: low concentrations, major consequences
Energy & environment, Environment, Europe EN, In the NewsDespite only being present in very small quantities, trace gases leave their mark on the atmospheric composition. Since they are reactive, they may lead to the formation of secondary compounds such as ozone or aerosols that have a significant…

H2sys: hydrogen in the energy mix
Carnot EN, Energy, Energy & environment, In the NewsI’MTech is dedicating a series of articles to success stories from research partnerships supported by the Télécom & Société Numérique Carnot institute (TSN), to which IMT and Femto Engineering belong.
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Startups AskHub, DessIA and WaToo receive interest-free loans
Digital, In the News, Start-up-enOn June 7, the Digital Fund of the Grandes Ecoles and Universities Initiative selected three new startups to receive interest-free loans. AskHub and DessIA, from ParisTech Entrepreneurs, the Télécom ParisTech incubator, and WaToo, from the…

GDPR comes into effect. Now it’s time to think about certification seals!
Digital, Europe EN, In the News, SocietyThe new European Personal Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on May 25. Out of the 99 articles contained in the regulation, two are specifically devoted to the question of certification. While establishing seals to demonstrate…

Astatine halogen bond finally revealed!
In the News, MaterialsAstatine is the last member of the halogen family, which also includes fluorine and chlorine. These chemical elements have a distinct feature: they are able to form an unusual kind of bond with molecules. Yet for astatine, the existence of this…

How working classes use digital tools: The Facebook example
Digital, In the News, SocietyFor over a decade now, the use of digital tools and internet connectivity has greatly developed among households, including among working classes. Yet very few studies exist on this part of the population’s specific uses of digital technology.…

MT 180: 3D organ models facilitate surgery on children
Digital, Health, In the NewsAlessio Virzì, Biomedical Engineer - PhD student in Medical Image Processing, Télécom ParisTech – Institut Mines-Télécom, Université Paris-Saclay
The original version of this article (in French) was published on The Conversation,…

Medicine for Materials
In the News, MaterialsDid you know that materials have health problems too? To diagnose their structural integrity, researchers are increasingly using techniques similar to those used in the medical field for humans. X-rays, temperature checks and ultrasound imaging…

Q4Health: a network slice for emergency medicine
Digital, Europe EN, Health, In the NewsHow can emergency response services be improved? The H2020 Q4Health project raised this question. The European consortium that includes EURECOM, the University of Malaga and RedZinc has demonstrated the possibility to relay video between first…