
Green4Cloud: greener, local cloud services
Digital, Energy & environment, In the News, Start-up-en
The start-up Green4Cloud, incubated at IMT Mines Alès and present at VivaTech 2023, is addressing the challenge of making the cloud more environmentally-friendly. To do so, the company plans to install over one hundred local data centers,…

Lapala: a no-code platform to help SMEs digitize everyday tasks
Digital, In the News, Start-up-en
A company's everyday operations are often full of recurring tasks: selling a service, requesting paid time off, buying equipment, to name just a few examples. The start-up Lapala, incubated at IMT Atlantique and present at VivaTech 2023, allows…

DENV-R, a data center on water
Digital, Energy & environment, In the News, Start-up-en, Uncategorized
By continuously ensuring the seamless operation of the digital chain, data centers give off a considerable amount of heat and require additional energy to power their cooling systems. DENV-R, a start-up incubated at IMT Atlantique and present…

Connected cities: can ethics play a central role in security?
Digital, Europe EN, In the News, Society, UncategorizedTwo and a half years after its launch, the European project IMPETUS has delivered an eponymous platform dedicated to improving the security of smart cities. The IMPETUS platform incorporates eight tools combining cutting-edge technologies, ethical considerations and operational recommendations for security centers.

Fake news, the reflection of a complex system
Digital, In the News, SocietyPresidential elections, health crises and the war in Ukraine are all events associated with the massive propagation of "fake news". The reasons for its emergence and the contexts in which it occurs are highly complex, requiring analysis on different levels. Anuragini Shirish, a researcher at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, is working on establishing a link between fake news and economic and social indicators.

Destination moon with additive manufacturing using lunar dust
In the News, Industry3D printing objects using lunar material is no longer science fiction. To facilitate the establishment of a base on the Moon, researchers at IMT Mines Albi are seriously examining this possibility. In the Institut Clément Ader (ICA) laboratories, they are striving to implement an additive manufacturing process using a terrestrial rock with similar properties to lunar dust. Their aim is to improve the autonomy of the Moon's first inhabitants.

Motion capture for health and sport
Digital, Health, In the News, UncategorizedGenerally known for its use in films, motion capture is also a research tool. At IMT Mines Alès, health and sports studies are being carried out using this technique to accurately visualize and diagnose body movements and health problems.

Smart masks to analyze humidity and respiration
Digital, Health, In the News, Materials
Surgical masks were widely used during the Covid-19 pandemic. To assess their effectiveness in real time, scientists at Mines Saint-Étienne have developed a smart mask, a device that collects data on the humidity of the mask and the wearer’s…

Data and model-assisted beekeeping
Digital, Energy & environment, In the News
Gregory Zacharewicz, IMT Mines Alès – Institut Mines-Télécom and Baptiste Magnier, IMT Mines Alès – Institut Mines-Télécom
Bees are key participants in biodiversity. They contribute enormously to pollination, an essential step…

Measuring pollution emissions from maritime transport
Energy & 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…