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…
Semaxone keeps an eye (and an ear) on the stress levels of airline pilots
Digital, In the News, Start-up-en
In flight, an airplane pilot must be able to make the right decisions quickly. This cool-headedness is difficult to maintain in an often stressful environment… Semaxone, a start-up present at VivaTech 2022 with IMT, aims to…
Ai4R: A world leader in an advanced medical imaging technology
Digital, Health, In the News, Start-up-en
Ai4R, a start-up created by a graduate of IMT Atlantique, has developed an autoradiography process for which it markets a range of high-performance machines. With a strong focus on research, it has received support from the IMT Atlantique incubator…
3D Aerospace: developing precision mapping
Digital, In the News, Start-up-en
Maps that are updated in real time are particularly useful tools for taking into account regular changes in a geographical area. The start-up 3D Aerospace proposes solutions with multiple applications, from driverless cars to vineyard management.
The…
Improving battery performance with Entroview
Energy, Energy & environment, In the News, Start-up-en
To optimize the production of batteries for electric vehicles, the start-up Entroview develops diagnostic solutions to speed up the testing phase. The young company’s primary targets are gigafactories and industries specialized in battery…