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    Mechanical trees: imitating forests to save the planet
    Agathe Gellé
    • a day ago
    • 3 min

    Mechanical trees: imitating forests to save the planet

    Reducing CO2 emissions is a global issue that has encouraged impact startups to find new innovative solutions. Recently, Silicon Kingdom...
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    Precision food: you can shop with your DNA!
    Ines Deselaie
    • Mar 19
    • 1 min

    Precision food: you can shop with your DNA!

    Some innovations enable us to live in a healthier environment by changing our lifestyles. This is what DNA Nudge contributes to do based...
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    Will China's massive lead in 5G subscriptions change the world?
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Feb 5
    • 4 min

    Will China's massive lead in 5G subscriptions change the world?

    At the end of 2020, there were 220 million 5G subscribers in the world, 80% Chinese. This could have huge consequences on who takes the...
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    A maritime hydrogen-powered VTOL drone: lots of innovation in one!
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    A maritime hydrogen-powered VTOL drone: lots of innovation in one!

    The Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands has developed a maritime VTOL drone using a combination of hydrogen and batteries...
    15 views0 comments
    Is GPT-3 the first step towards general artificial intelligence?
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Nov 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Is GPT-3 the first step towards general artificial intelligence?

    Every day we see more examples of the amazing capabilities of Open AI's GPT-3 in doing things that we thought were reserved for human...
    45 views0 comments
    Orange lance son réseau fibre optique du futur Djoliba en Afrique de l'Ouest
    Francois Marmion
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Orange lance son réseau fibre optique du futur Djoliba en Afrique de l'Ouest

    Orange a annoncé le 10 Novembre, lors du sommet Africa Tech Festival, le lancement de son réseau backbone fibre optique Djoliba ("Fleuve...
    3 views0 comments
    An army of robots in the 2030s: is it good or bad news for human beings?
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    An army of robots in the 2030s: is it good or bad news for human beings?

    During the "Battle of the 300 champions" in antique Greece (546 B.C.), the cities of Sparta and Argos agreed to have only three hundred...
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    First ride of the hyperloop with passengers onboard
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Nov 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    First ride of the hyperloop with passengers onboard

    Virgin has done its first test of the hyperloop in Arizona, near Las Vegas, with actual passengers onboard. A very short trip (500...
    26 views0 comments
    The World Economic Forum's top 100 technology pioneers
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    The World Economic Forum's top 100 technology pioneers

    The World Economic Forums issues each year a list of 100 technology pioneers. Amongst the 20th cohort this year, "leaders in carbon...
    8 views0 comments
    NASA discovers water on the sunlit surface of the Moon
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    NASA discovers water on the sunlit surface of the Moon

    Using SOFIA, its flying telescope carried by a Boeing 747, NASA has confirmed that water was present on the sunlit surface of the Moon....
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    Influenceurs virtuels sur Instagram: le marketing du futur?
    Eric Vidal
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Influenceurs virtuels sur Instagram: le marketing du futur?

    Êtes-vous influencés par des leaders d’opinion en ligne sur les réseaux sociaux? Instagram est l’un des réseaux sociaux les plus suivis...
    59 views0 comments
    First mission to Mars in 2024?
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    First mission to Mars in 2024?

    If you want a fresh update about travelling to Mars, this is an interview of Elon Musk by Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society,...
    7 views0 comments
    5 disruptions that will deeply and quickly change the world
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Oct 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    5 disruptions that will deeply and quickly change the world

    In their new book, "Rethinking humanity", Tony Seba and James Arbib tell us how how we are "approaching the fastest, deepest and most...
    8 views0 comments
    Waymo opens its driverless taxi service to the general public
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    Waymo opens its driverless taxi service to the general public

    After 3 years of tests in Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo - the self-driving vehicle technology unit of Google parent Alphabet - opens its...
    10 views0 comments
    Ring home drone, Sidewalk, Halo: should we worry about the latest Amazon products?
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Oct 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Ring home drone, Sidewalk, Halo: should we worry about the latest Amazon products?

    The Ring Always Home Cam is an indoor drone that patrol your house with its camera, looking for unusual noises or for intrusions. As Dale...
    12 views0 comments
    Hydroflex, the first hydrogen train in the UK
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Hydroflex, the first hydrogen train in the UK

    The first hydrogen train in the UK, Hydroflex, performed a 25-mile trip at a maximum speed of 50 mph. This is still a prototype, it will...
    2 views0 comments
    See the road as a self-driving car!
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    See the road as a self-driving car!

    A lot of us wonder how self-driving cars really work. Google Waymo has been testing its self driving taxis for two years now, in Phoenix,...
    4 views0 comments
    Le pneu du futur de Michelin: increvable, durable, circulaire, dans tous les sens du terme
    Francois Marmion
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Le pneu du futur de Michelin: increvable, durable, circulaire, dans tous les sens du terme

    Michelin développe depuis quelques années un concept révolutionnaire de pneu du futur, le pneu concept Vision. La roue et le pneu ne...
    6 views0 comments
    Tout savoir sur l'hydrogène, énergie du futur
    Francois Marmion
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tout savoir sur l'hydrogène, énergie du futur

    Difficile pour le non spécialiste de s'y retrouver sur l'hydrogène, entre les multiples solutions de production, de stockage et...
    6 views0 comments
    Interstellar flights: how to travel that far?
    Francois S. Marmion
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Interstellar flights: how to travel that far?

    After the first observation was made in 1995, new exoplanets are now regularly discovered by astronomers. An exoplanets is any planet...
    7 views0 comments
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