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SMART: radioactive expertise at the service of the environment

Nuclear power stations are not the only sources of radioactivity in France. Other sources undeniably include hospitals and the construction industry, for example. Given the potential dangers to health and the environment, such sites have to be permanently tested. SMART, a team of experts in radioactivity from SUBATECH is a necessary third-party actor in this […]

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The new IMT–French Académie des Sciences Prize will recognize the excellence of researchers in digital technology, energy and the environment

On March 28, IMT and the French Académie des Sciences signed an agreement establishing a new prize aimed at rewarding exceptional scientific contributions in Europe. The first call for applications has now been launched. The deadline for submitting applications is set for May 23, 2017.   The fields The prize will award European researchers in […]

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Geosciences and the environment: the challenges of geological storage

Geological storage is a field of expertise offered by the Institut Mines-Télécom schools’ research centers. During the Natural resources and environment conference held on November 5-6, 2014 at Institut Mines-Télécom, Vincent Lagneau, Assistant Director of the Mines ParisTech Research Center for Geosciences, spoke at a plenary session on “Underground storage and recycling”. He presented the […]

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An ocean of environmental data to be processed

If nowadays we can detect icebergs along the route of the Vendée Globe, track and identify ships causing pollution from space, and define ecological corridors and reserves for the protection of animal species, it is largely thanks to stations which receive and process satellite images in real time, and the progress made in the last […]

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The macro-threats of microarchitectures

Processor vulnerabilities are no longer limited to the microarchitecural flaws identified in recent years. They now extend to different contexts and directly affect our digital uses. Faced with these increasingly widespread threats, research in security is mobilizing and multiplying approaches to better understand and address them. Maria Mushtaq, researcher at Télécom Paris and organizer of the MICSEC Winter School, sheds light on these developments and the challenges of a field in full transformation.

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Renardo lays its cards on the table in embedded electronics

Developing an embedded electronic solution in a matter of weeks rather than years: that’s the challenge taken up by Renardo, a young start-up incubated at IMT Atlantique. Born out of the industrial and educational experience of its two founders, the start-up offers a modular ecosystem combining hardware and software. The aim is to increase responsiveness and democratize electronic innovation, while meeting industry requirements.

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Valérie Forest: from a desire to be useful to global recognition

Valérie Forest, a professor at Mines Saint-Étienne, was recently recognized as one of the most influential scientists in the world, according to the “Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientists” ranking. Originally from Saint-Étienne, she conducts applied research into the biological activity of inhaled particles, while also running the school’s Biomedical Engineering Major. Close up on a researcher who just wanted “to be useful”.

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Liquefying hydrogen: a challenge to the last grain

Liquefaction is a key stage in the use of hydrogen as an energy vector. The HyGen project aims to remove the technological obstacles surrounding this process in the context of decarbonized transport. At Mines Saint-Étienne, two researchers are putting their powder expertise into designing the future cryogenic heat exchangers required for storage.