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• Medicine for Materials 20 June 2018
  Did you know that materials have health problems too? To diagnose their condition, researchers are increasingly using techniques similar to those used in the medical field for humans. X-rays, temperature checks and ultrasound imaging are just a few of the tools that help detect the presence of abnormalities in parts. The advantage of these various […]
• Q4Health: a network slice for emergency medicine 19 June 2018
  How can emergency response services be improved? The H2020 Q4Health project raised this question. The European consortium that includes EURECOM, the University of Malaga and Redzinc has developed a demonstrator to relay video between first responders at an emergency scene and doctors located remotely. To do so, the researchers had to develop innovative tools for […]
• Philosophy of science and technology in support of political ecology 14 June 2018
  Fabrice Flipo, a philosopher of science and technology and researcher at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, has specialized in political ecology, sustainable development and social philosophy for nearly 20 years. Throughout the fundamental research that shapes his more technical teaching, he tries to produce an objective view of current political trends, the ecological impact of digital […]
• What nuclear risk governance exists in France? 12 June 2018
  Stéphanie Tillement, IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Télécom It will take a long time to learn all the lessons from the Fukushima accident, and even longer to bring about a change in the practices and principles of nuclear risk governance. Yet several major themes are already emerging in France in this respect. Next Sunday, March 11, […]
• What is a volatile organic compound (VOC)? 7 June 2018
  Pollution in urban areas is a major public health issue. While peaks in the concentration of fine particles often make the news, they are not the only urban pollutants. Volatile organic compounds, or VOC, also present a hazard. Some are carcinogenic, while others react in the atmosphere, contributing to the formation of secondary pollutants such […]