Intelligence incarnated, a bio-inspired approach in the field of robotics – Frédéric Boyer, Mines Nantes

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Using nature as inspiration is certainly the oldest scientific approach and one that still has much to reveal. Bio-inspired robotics is a research topic at Mines Nantes that uses this process. It does not aim to simply mimic, but actually to…

Energy: smart grids for managing quick charging of electric vehicles

The VELCRI project (Véhicule Electrique à Charge Rapide Intégrée) has tested a smart global quick charging infrastructure in order to optimally integrate our future electric cars into the charge and electricity grid. Hossam Afifi, a researcher…

Industry of the Future: An ambitious association driven by a strong mobilization with concrete objectives for a new industrial era

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In the coming weeks the AFDEL,[1] the FIM,[2] the Gimélec,[3] the Symop,[4] Syntec Numérique,[5] the UIMM,[6] the CEA,[7] the CETIM,[8] the ENSAM[9] and IMT are to establish an association dedicated to the industry of the future. It will have…

Network security: protecting electronic circuits against physical attacks

Secure-IC is a spin-off of the Télécom Paris and Télécom Bretagne incubators specializing in the security of telecommunications networks. It markets solutions for securing embedded electronic systems. The electronic circuits which encode…

Télécom Bretagne and Mines Nantes launch their merger project to create a new IMT school

Following the positive decisions of their management boards, Mines Nantes and Télécom Bretagne have decided to go ahead with their merger project. It will lead, in two years’ time, to the creation of a new IMT school focusing on digital,…

IMT trains teaching staff of its graduate schools on developments in teaching practices

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After considering the profile of the engineer in 2030, IMT is now looking at the development of teaching and learning practices in the all-digital and MOOC era. This was the subject of its MEDIANE* winter school, held last January, which brought…

And the big winners of the Fondation Mines-Télécom prize for 2015 are…

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On Tuesday April 7, the Fondation Mines-Télécom awards ceremony was held at the premises of its partner Numericable SFR. Best work placements, best doctorate theses and most promising start-ups: discover the winners and their projects! Three…

Marine pollution as seen by ultrafast cameras – Pierre Slangen, Mines Alès

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Ultrafast cameras unveil processes that are invisible to the naked eye. At Mines Alès, Pierre Slangen, a specialist in applied optics, uses them to build advanced technology devices and thus to understand how gases and liquids are diffused…

Biomechanics serving healthcare – Stéphane Avril, Mines Saint-Etienne

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Stéphane Avril, a researcher at Mines Saint-Étienne, describes himself as a “biomechanics” but would like to become a “mechanobiologist”, a switch from studying the mechanical properties of the body to decoding its biological mechanisms…

Intelligent transport systems: juggling with communication methods to stay connected

YoGoKo is a Brittany-based start-up specializing in the field of cooperative intelligent transport systems (ITS). It markets a multipurpose communication box with multiple access technologies, associated with a services and intelligent communication…