Smart masks to analyze humidity and respiration

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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…

Fire retardant biocomposites: combining lightness and fire resistance

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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.…
orgues basaltiques

Images of science: where do basalt columns come from?

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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…

Stronger 3D prints

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3D printing is a manufacturing process used for both consumer and industrial applications in the aeronautics, automotive, rail and medical industries. The Shoryuken project being developed at IMT Nord Europe aims to improve the mechanical performance…

New technologies to prevent post-operative hernias

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Baptiste PILLET, Mines Saint-Etienne – Institut Mines-Télécom The abdomen experiences intra-abdominal pressure, which varies according to the volume of organs, respiration, muscle activation and any physiological activity. As a consequence,…
Déchets verre, waste

An oasis of waste reconverted into ceramic materials

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Transforming industrial waste and unused by-products could make it possible to respond to issues of scarcity for civil engineering resources, recyclability and even reducing use of fossil fuels. Doan Pham Minh, process engineering researcher…
Photographie montrant plusieurs blocs de béton

Improve the quality of concrete to optimize construction

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Since the late 20th century, concrete has become the most widely used manufactured material in the world. Its high level of popularity comes alongside recurring problems, affecting its quality and durability. Among these problems is when one…
composites

Technology for improving the recycling of plastics and composites

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Plastics and composites aren't recycled as often as we might wish, as a result of a lack of facilities, the right technologies not yet existing or not being profitable, or hazardous waste deposits. IMT Nord Europe have been working in…

3D printing, a revolution for the construction industry?

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Estelle Hynek, IMT Nord Europe – Institut Mines-Télécom A two-story office building was “printed” in Dubai in 2019, becoming the largest 3D-printed building in the world by surface area: 640 square meters. In France, XtreeE plans…

Graphene, or the expected revolution in electronics: coming soon

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Thibaut Lalire, IMT Mines Alès – Institut Mines-Télécom "Material of the 21st century," a "revolutionary material": these are some of the ways graphene has been described since it was discovered in 2004 by Konstantin Novoselov…