Research

Mobile money: an alternative to a bank account for small businesses in Senegal?

· Mobile money enables access to financial services (deposits, transfers, payments) via a mobile phone, without necessarily having a bank account.
· A sociology research project, based on a survey of small businesses in Senegal, examines the relationship between banking and mobile money.
· Collective dynamics play a decisive role in the adoption and use of banking and mobile money systems.
· Mobile money services are better suited to professional constraints and liquidity needs, without replacing banking services.
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Flooding: how machine learning can help save lives

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décryptage de la lettre de Charles Quint - Cécile Pierrot à la bibliothèque

AI provides a wide range of new tools for historical research

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An individual in a lab coat and protective glasses holds a microprocessor in their gloved hand. The setting is bright and modern, suggesting a research or technology development laboratory.

Algorithmic biases: neural networks are also influenced by hardware

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Two individuals sitting on a couch, playing video games. One is holding a game controller, focused on the screen, while the other appears to be giving advice or sharing strategies. The setting is modern and bright, with a kitchen visible in the background.

Video games : a study documents beneficial effects on mental health

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Soft Robotics Lab - ETH Zürich (lab head: Prof. Robert Katzschmann (not in the picture). From left to right: Jose Greminger (Master student), Pablo Paniagua (Master student), Jakob Schreiner (visiting PhD student), Aiste Balciunaite (PhD student), Miriam Filippi (Established researcher), and Asia Badolato (PhD student).

“Biohybrid robotics needs an ethical compass”

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Soft Robotics Lab – ETH Zürich (lab head: Prof. Robert Katzschmann (not in the picture). From left to right: Jose Greminger (Master student), Pablo Paniagua (Master student), Jakob Schreiner (visiting PhD student), Aiste Balciunaite (PhD student), Miriam Filippi (Established researcher), and Asia Badolato (PhD student).

When will we see living robots? The challenges facing biohybrid robotics

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