Innovation
Agricultural robots: precision weeding searches for a viable business model
Cameras, mechanical tools and lasers promise to target weeds rather than treat entire fields. But their profitability depends…
Rubrique Innovation
La rubrique Innovation de 24h00.info décrypte les avancées de l’intelligence artificielle, de la robotique et des technologies durables qui transforment l’économie et le quotidien. Entre recherche scientifique et nouveaux usages, elle analyse les innovations des start-up et des grands groupes, leurs applications concrètes et leurs enjeux de société.
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Post-quantum cryptography: the invisible innovation we must prepare for now
The first standards published by NIST in 2024 turned post-quantum cryptography into an industry-wide undertaking. From software to…
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Repairing a satellite rather than replacing it: the orbital garage challenge
Towing a satellite, extending its life or refueling it could transform the economics of space. But beyond successful…
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Car batteries: is a second life always the best choice?
Turning a used car battery into an electricity storage system seems preferable to recycling it immediately. But cell…
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Magnet recycling: the overlooked resource of the electric transition
In used motors, wind turbines and hard drives, magnets contain concentrated amounts of strategic rare earths. Recycling them…
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Bridge inspections: can drones and sensors prevent failures?
Drones, optical fibres and vibration sensors enable closer monitoring of bridges, without always revealing what genuinely threatens their…
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Precision fermentation: the move to the factory changes the entire equation
Making proteins with microorganisms is an achievement; producing them at an acceptable price is another matter. From purification…
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Brain–machine interfaces: patient independence before human enhancement
Communicating despite paralysis, controlling a computer or regaining some movement: brain–machine interfaces offer tangible medical possibilities. But between…
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Photonic chips: can light reduce the energy cost of data?
In data centers, photonics primarily promises to carry information with fewer losses, before replacing transistors for certain computations.…
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Industrial heat pumps: waste heat becomes a resource
As heat pumps reach higher temperatures, they are opening up new opportunities to harness energy released by factories.…
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Autonomous laboratories: when AI chooses the next experiment
From robots that can prepare samples to algorithms that decide what to test next, autonomous laboratories are transforming…
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Digital twins for water networks: tracking leaks before digging
By combining sensors, hydraulic models and maintenance records, digital twins can help local authorities identify leaks and better…
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Low-carbon cement: the decisive test on construction sites
Reducing clinker, activating clays or switching binders entirely: pathways to decarbonising cement are multiplying, but they do not…
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VivaTech: have pilot projects become a trap for industrial startups?
In innovation showcases, a trial with a major corporation looks like a breakthrough. For industrial startups, however, it…
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After CES: Does Useful Innovation Hold Up in Real Life?
In Las Vegas, a successful demonstration is enough to cause a stir, but not to guarantee a good…
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Deep geothermal energy: putting oil industry expertise to work for low-carbon heat
Horizontal drilling, sensors and rock stimulation could open up new areas for deep geothermal energy. But transferring oil…
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Sodium-ion batteries: the markets where they can truly challenge lithium
With lower energy density, sodium-ion batteries will not replace lithium everywhere: their future lies primarily in stationary storage,…
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Perovskites: why tandem solar still has to prove itself
By combining silicon and perovskites, tandem cells promise more electricity from the same area. But laboratory records are…
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AI data centers: liquid cooling scales up
The concentration of increasingly powerful chips is forcing data centers to rethink cooling, long dominated by air. Cold…
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Humanoid robots: the real test begins in factories
Humanoid robots impress on video, but their industrial future will hinge on less spectacular criteria: throughput, safety, autonomy…
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Space debris: why orbital capture remains a daunting challenge
Astroscale and ClearSpace want to remove hazardous objects from orbit, but approaching a dead satellite is nothing like…
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Autonomous labs: robots accelerate materials discovery, not proof
Robotic platforms combine machine learning and physical experiments to explore new materials faster. Their promise is not to…
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Industrial heat pumps: the revolution is happening behind the smokestacks
By recovering waste heat and feeding it back into processes at a higher temperature, heat pumps are opening…
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Textile recycling: separating fibers, the bottleneck in circularity
Turning an old garment into new fiber takes far more than a recycling machine: it requires identifying and…