Cognitive warfare: what seven years of military-civilian research reveals

Didier Bazalgette, Doctor of Neuroscience, former AI and Cognitive Sciences Advisor to the Defense Innovation Agency , Paul Janin, PhD student in cognitive science at CEA Paris-Saclay

On November 5th, 2025 5 min reading time

The study of cognitive warfare gained prominence with the advent of artificial intelligence for the general public in 2022.

Osmotic energy: an asset for the planet?

Lydéric Bocquet, CNRS Research Director and Associate Professor at École Normale Supérieure (ENS)

On November 4th, 2025 3 min reading time

The use of osmotic pressure could enable electricity to be generated in the future.

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Mobile incubator: a social innovation making entrepreneurship accessible

Julien Billion, Professor at ICN business school and associate researcher at Université de Lorraine

On November 4th, 2025 4 min reading time

Private property and militarisation: the new frontiers of space law

Lucien Rapp, Professor at Université Toulouse-Capitole and HEC Paris

On October 28th, 2025 7 min reading time

Space, defined as a common good, is governed by a solid legal foundation but despite the laws that exist, the private sector can claim the resources it provides.

3D printing in hospitals: open innovation during the COVID-19 crisis

Benoit Tezenas du Montcel, Assistant Professor at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, Charlotte Krychowski, Assistant Professor at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School

On October 28th, 2025 5 min reading time

Open innovation has helped counter shortages in hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis while boosting manufacturing processes.

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Egypt: more than a decade in power and increasingly authoritarian rule

Sarah Ben Néfissa, Emeritus Research Director at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD)

On October 28th, 2025 4 min reading time

AI and copyright: the true, the false, and the uncertain

Camille Jalicot, Senior Lecturer in Private Law at Université de Bordeaux

On October 21st, 2025 5 min reading time

Artificial intelligence can be a tool for creation, but it can never be an “author” on its own.

What can the international market do to address Chinese technological innovation?

Maximilian von Zedtwitz, Professor of Strategy at the University of St. Gallen and Visiting Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On October 21st, 2025 6 min reading time

Constraining Chinese technological innovation requires sophisticated tools to reshape competitive dynamics.

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Biochar: an emerging method of CO2 storage

David Houben, Director of Agrosciences College at UniLaSalle

On October 21st, 2025 4 min reading time

AI Act: what are the implications for sensitive sectors in Europe?

Jean de Bodinat, Founder and General Manager at Rakam AI and Teacher at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Solène Gérardin, Lawyer, AI Act and GDPR Specialist

On October 14th, 2025 6 min reading time

The integration of European regulations on AI enables companies to build a more ethical professional environment.

Ultra-lightweight, high-performance, foldable: advances in space photovoltaics

Daniel Lincot, Emeritus CNRS Research Director at IPVF, Loris Ibarrart, Specialist in onboard energy at CNES

On October 14th, 2025 4 min reading time

The competitiveness of space-based photovoltaics stems from its main advantages: autonomous energy production and increasing yields.

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Jordan: a myth of stability put to the test?

Camille Abescat, Postdoctoral Researcher in ERC MENA-PERC project and Doctoral Associate at Centre de Recherches Internationales at Sciences Po

On October 14th, 2025 4 min reading time

Sino-American rivalry in orbit: what are the facts?

Isabelle Sourbès-Verger, Geographer and CNRS Research Director

On October 1st, 2025 4 min reading time

China is making progress in its space investments and turning to the use of lunar resources for its missions.

Esports: everything you need to know about this exploding digital market

Pierre-Jean Benghozi, Emeritus CNRS Research Director at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Jean-Paul Simon, Director and Founder of JPS Public Policy Consulting

On October 1st, 2025 5 min reading time

Esports is a recent market in which event structuring is being rethought and constantly evolving.

Quantum: the second revolution unfolds

On June 5th, 2024 1 min reading time

What is quantum physics? What are the applications of quantum technologies? Dive into the universe of the infinitely small with this issue of 3.14.

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Co-creation in theatre: an antidote to controversy in democracy?

Olivier Fournout, Lecturer at Télécom Paris (IP Paris)

On October 1st, 2025 8 min reading time

AI: how to protect ourselves from technological Stockholm syndrome

Hamilton Mann, Group Vice President of Digital Marketing and Digital Transformation at Thales and Senior Lecturer at INSEAD

On October 1st, 2025 6 min reading time

Artificial intelligence must be accompanied by artificial integrity, specific to human values, in order to preserve the autonomy and freedom of the user.

Russia's strategy to control Arctic resources

Florian Vidal, Researcher at the Arctic University of Norway and associate researcher at the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Future Energy at Paris Cité University

On October 1st, 2025 4 min reading time

The Russian military presence is intensifying in this rich region, where it is already recovering significant quantities of fossil fuels.

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