This text is part of the special issue 150 years of Polytechnique Montréal Faced with a growing problem, Polytechnique Montréal has taken the lead in launching research avenues to promote e-waste recycling and proposing environmentally friendly solutions for aircraft graveyards. At a time when major airlines are working to make their fleets less polluting, a … [Read more…]
Ten years ago, NASA demonstrated that it was possible to communicate using lasers with a probe in orbit around the Moon: the Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD) mission. The laser allows data to be sent faster, with less energy and a smaller device than with a traditional radio antenna. In preparation for the live-streaming limitations … [Read more…]
Platformer fans: Mario is back in Mario Bros Wonder, on the Nintendo Switch. This time the evil Bowser attacked Prince Florian. Play as Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Toad or Toadette and set out to save the Flower Kingdom. For beginners and children, Yoshis and Chipin make discovering the game easier. These small, multi-colored creatures take … [Read more…]
In 2018, a team of researchers from Duke University in the US discovered a particularly strange phenomenon: every time our eyes move, our ears produce a small beat. It’s clearly too faint to be noticed – and fortunately it would create an unbearable noise as the eyeballs move two to three times per second. According … [Read more…]
Samsung returns to the French market with its Galaxy Book2. The Pro version is equipped with a 15.6-inch Amoled panel and an Intel Core i7 processor, all just under 12 mm thick and weighing 1.1 kg; a real masterpiece. Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 15 (Core i7) Introductory price €1599 Darty.com €999.99New Rakuten €999.99New Amazon €1,214.66 … [Read more…]
Stability AI, known for its Stable Diffusion image generator, has just announced the release of a new AI that allows you to animate images by creating videos that are just a few seconds long. The source code is already freely available. This will also interest you [EN VIDÉO] Artificial intelligence that adjusts the shooting angle … [Read more…]
FMC leadership before the CRTC, WE’s new digital team and more – FMC management appeared before the CRTC on November 20 as part of the commission’s first public hearing on the implementation of the online streaming law, which will lead to the development of a new framework to support Canadian and Indigenous content. Watch the … [Read more…]
This viral puzzle game has sold more than four million copies. Despite its simple appearance, its concept proves to be extremely addictive. He addicts us. Marketed worldwide since October 20th (and in Japan since December 2021), Suika Game is one of those video games that doesn’t look like much. Simplified graphics, no translation into French, … [Read more…]
A very nice offer for this Black Friday day: The Nothing Phone (1) costs from 499 euros to just 289 euros at Rakuten. We’re not talking about the version with 128 GB of storage, but the one with 256 GB! That’s 42% cheaper than the base price of Sony’s first smartphone The Nothing Phone (1) … [Read more…]
As soon as the last episode was released, information about the sequel surfaced on the Internet. It would continue the famous Black Ops saga. With the release of Modern Warfare III on November 10th, the ongoing Call of Duty trilogy has just come to an end. Even though the criticism has been particularly harsh, especially … [Read more…]