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AI in Climate Research

The existential threat posed by climate change has propelled it to the forefront of global concerns. As temperatures rise, ice caps melt, and extreme weather events become more frequent, humanity faces an urgent need to understand, mitigate, and adapt to these profound changes. Amid this critical juncture, the synergy between artificial intelligence (AI) and climate […]
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Revolutionizing the Fabrication Process for Elaborate Materials

A novel approach has revolutionized the intricate materials construction process by introducing an innovative interface, empowering researchers to swiftly conceptualize a plethora of cellular metamaterial configurations, each possessing distinct mechanical attributes. Engineers persistently seek materials that embody innovative and desirable combinations of properties. For instance, the creation of an exceptionally robust yet lightweight substance could […]
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Jamila Ait Bencheikh: “With digitalization, the energy company can make gains across multiple channels”

Digitization extends to all economic sectors. The energy transition, currently in full swing in Morocco and throughout the African continent, is not to be outdone. The reason is that digitizing allows the energy company to win on several fronts. Details on the benefits, with Jamila Ait Bencheikh, founder of the Africa energy e-training academy.   […]
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The mind wanders, the eye reveals…

Ingeborg Stalmans is a doctor of ophthalmology and director of the ophthalmology research group of the KULeuven and the Glaucoma Clinic at the Leuven. His specialty and his research focus on glaucoma. Ingeborg Stalmans trained at KULeuven. In particular, she carried out a post-doctorate in the laboratories of professors Carmelite and Colleen. His thesis focused […]
Mental Health

Detecting schizophrenia in a few tweets thanks to an algorithm

To better identify individuals at risk, some psychiatrists and institutions rely on digital technologies. In the line of fire: facilitating diagnoses and access to care. “No health without Mental Health “recalls the WHO. So to alleviate our mental disorders in the context of degradation of public hospitals and the health sector which is hitting psychiatric […]
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Quack for Galactica, Meta’s AI Trained to Read Scientific Articles

In the first year of the pandemic, more than 100,000 scientific articles were published about Covid-19. An unprecedented effort that produced an unprecedented amount of information. It would have been impossible for a human being to read and understand each of these studies. In theory, Galactica would be able to.   It is an artificial […]
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Tourism and environment: a car counter to avoid saturation in the Pyrenees

Air and soil pollution, and landscape degradation: preserving these natural sites has become a major issue. So how can we reconcile the pleasure of traveling while reducing our environmental footprint? Answer in this new issue of Reinventing Yourself in New Aquitaine. Every year, more than 1 million visitors walk the trails of the Pyrenees. A […]
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How to measure the carbon impact of AI? This start-up thinks it has found the solution

Large Language Models (LLM) have a well-kept secret: their development and operation require large amounts of energy. Furthermore, the true extent of the carbon footprint of these models remains a mystery. The start-up Hugging Face thinks it has found a way to calculate this footprint more accurately by estimating the emissions produced during the entire […]
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Text-to-image: and AI turned words into pixels

Is it a real image or produced by an algorithm? Regularly, the amazing progress of so-called artificial intelligence (AI) blurs a little more the border between reality and its imitation. The first months of 2022 have made it possible to cross an unprecedented stage: having reached maturity, research work is making it possible, in a […]
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DxO announces the launch of PhotoLab 6 & ViewPoint 4

The DxO PhotoLab 6 RAW processing software raises the bar even higher in terms of denoising, thanks to AI technologies.  DxO launches the DxO PhotoLab 6 RAW processing software. In addition to its innovative DeepPRIME XD denoising technology, this new major version introduces advanced color management with extended color space, powerful new retouching tools, and […]