Artificial Neurones Go Nanometric
A team of scientists has developed an artificial nanoneuron that mimics the behaviour of a brain neuron. Trained to recognise numbers spoken
Polite Reply to Collective Mail
The multiplication of useless solicitations leads to a cognitive saturation which handicaps our capacities of reaction. In our information s
A New Type of Computer Attack
Hidden channels allow information leakage into computer systems. For example, a spy program forces optimizations to fail, which causes the u
Fighting Chronic Pain
A team of researchers in the United States has identified, almost by accident, a new therapeutic avenue against chronic pain. It involves Ag
The Science between Trust and Mistrust
The only antidote to the systematic doubt of the scientist is in fact doubt itself! Even though the sciences arise from a movement of concer
Boss-Free Decisions
How to emerge global information about a network using only local information? In a relatively simple framework, a solution is based on Toom
Are Humans Still Evolving in Response to Epidemics?
Continuous interaction between hosts and parasites is a force that drives evolution. It forces its enemies to adapt. For mankind, this compe
Creating a Culture of Innovation
The culture of innovation is driven by two key factors: creative rationality and technical culture. The first moves away from established pa
Proxima Centauri, a Trinary Star System
The sun’s closest neighbour, Proxima Centauri is not a lone star. A century after its discovery, our team has just demonstrated that this re
“Conscientious” innovation
The very idea of full anticipation removes any meaning from the term innovation; if everything can be known in advance, where is the innovat
