Since October 2018, 35 students from Strate design school, ENS Paris-Saclay, Centrale Supélec, Télécom and ENSTA ParisTech have been working in groups on the theme of "Artificial Intelligence" as part of the Design & Science Prize - Université Paris-Saclay. They have had five months to imagine, develop and prototype an
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Camouflage does not mean invisibility and yet this is what soldiers have always aspired to in order to better surprise their enemies... Taking their inspiration from the famous camouflaged animal, the chameleon, Nexter's weapons industry researchers are developing a highly technical skin capable of reproducing the colours and
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It is often thought that virtual reality is a recent technological breakthrough, yet it is a concept that is more than half a century old. Augmented reality, which can be considered as a specific declination of virtual reality, is becoming established throughout the medical sector, particularly in
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France has set itself the ambitious goal of tripling the share of cycling in mobility by 2024 and has adopted a National Plan to achieve this. The elected representatives gathered within the Club of Cycling Cities and Territories and the members of parliament mobilised within the Club of National Elected Officials
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Billions of connected objects, intelligent speakers, cameras, alarms, intelligent thermostats... have appeared on the market and are attracting the attention of more and more consumers. A household of four people living in a developed country will have no less than 50 connected devices by 2020!
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The Fondation Hermès is dedicating the fourth edition of its Academy of Expertise to the theme of textiles. Where do natural and artificial fibres come from? What are the historical, symbolic and cultural dimensions of these materials, and how does an understanding of them help us to think about the present and future of the
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68 years after the Schuman declaration made in the Salon de l'Horloge, the Quai d'Orsay hosted the JANUS label award ceremony of the French Institute of Design on 17 December 2018, which celebrated its 65th anniversary this year. 76 projects were awarded this label of excellence, which recognises the "5E's".
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While the demonstrations of the last few days have highlighted the dependence of French people on the car and their vulnerability to rising fuel prices, the Climate Action Network and its member associations recall the essential role of the draft law on the orientation of mobility, which will be unveiled
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The submission of the Spinetta report to the Government on the future of the SNCF has set fire to the powder keg. Among the many shocking proposals contained in this document, there is one that crystallises the tensions: the closure of certain small rural railway lines, deemed not profitable enough, and the closure of some of them.
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Artificial intelligence has already been present in our daily lives for many years. For many, it is becoming the magic solution to all problems. Is this reasonable? Is it a fad? Is it a reality? What should we think of this breakthrough of AI in our daily lives? From
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Océplast, a player highly committed to eco-responsible plastics processing, specialising in outdoor composite furnishings, has embarked on a design thinking approach. With the help of a design agency, the Vendée-based company has rethought its entire product range. A look back at a still unusual experience in an industrial environment.
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Not a day goes by without mentioning Artificial Intelligence, the great evil or the great good of the century. A threat to humanity, a consubstantial engine of economic growth, a liberticidal monster, an exterminator of humanity or an omnipotent benefactor, designed to help us, to increase us but also to watch over us in order to perhaps subdue us or make us
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A Manufacture (of weapons), a plain (Achilles), a factory (of innovation), laboratories (of innovative uses and practices), a large factory (creative), platforms (technological), hotels (with project), a village (by CA), a centre (of Knowledge for Innovation), a concierge, incubators, accelerators...and even a Mixer! It all starts
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As part of Galeries Lafayette's "GO FOR GOOD, for a more responsible fashion" initiative, the off-studio agency presents a manifesto installation made of shredded plastic: the design thus invests the territory of the revalorization of our waste by presenting a manifesto work of art, "The 7th continent". The designers
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Leather made from grape pomace or pineapple fibres, fabrics made from soya, coconut or even from simple textile waste - these are the new trends in tomorrow's textiles. Materials that have the advantage of being biodegradable and allow to
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Fourth resurgence - 2010 years The electric car is experiencing a new resurgence starting in 2010. While there are several reasons for this resurgence, the great motivation for this rebirth is, more than ever, the fight against global warming. The latter is accompanied by logical measures to reduce production
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Second resurgence - 1970s But the electric car (EV) has not completely disappeared. As California's smog finds its culprit, the thermal car, the battery manufacturer NUE (National Union Electric) and Eureka Williams, a household appliance company, propose to manufacture an EV in response to this nuisance, to
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Emergence of EVs - 1890s In the early days of the automobile, EVs were on an equal footing with combustion-powered vehicles. Unlike combustion-powered vehicles, EVs had a number of significant advantages. It was clean, discreet, silent, easy and pleasant to drive, and its acceleration was continuous and progressive. It
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This Thursday, October 4, the Mondial de l'Automobile Porte de Versailles in Paris opens for ten days and is expected to attract more than a million visitors. This 120th edition marks a profound change, forced to reinvent itself to embody a mobility sector in full transformation. And it is unquestionably the advent
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Researchers at Télécom ParisTech, in collaboration with the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), have developed new optical sources. Low energy consumption and very stable in temperature, these lasers offer promising performances for photonics on silicon, a material that has become an essential component of
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