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Why converging technologies need converging international regulation

Marcello Ienca

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, gene editing, nanotechnology, neurotechnology and robotics, which were originally unrelated or separated, are becoming more closely integrated. Consequently, the boundaries between the physical-biologi ...

Springer2024

Aptamer Renaissance for Neurochemical Biosensing

Nako Nakatsuka, Annina Stuber

Unraveling the complexities of brain function, which is crucial for advancing human health, remains a grand challenge. This endeavor demands precise monitoring of small molecules such as neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers in the brain. In this Pers ...

2024

The Practice of Ethics in Engineering Research

Laura Filippa Ferrarello

The course analyses a selection of case studies on selected topics to describe how human agency can respond, prevent or mitigate ethical issues by reframing these as opportunities for innovation. This analysis provides indication on what could be a good pr ...

2024

Docta Manus Drawing Structures 2023

Patricia Guaita, Raffael Baur, Enrique Corres Sojo, David Carlos Fernandez-Ordoñez Hernandez

Drawing constitutes a very powerful and critical tool of conceptual design. Drawing constructs thought, it acts as a communication interface between the work and the mind and between different disciplines; it is the most powerful language of communication ...

2024

Renaturation of urban rivers as a climate adaptation strategy Case study in Geneva, Switzerland

Sophie Lufkin

In a global context marked by the urgency of climate change, tangible actions towards the ecological transition are top priorities for the built environment. This paper presents the results of the “Maillages fertiles” research project, which seizes the opp ...

Wrocław University of Science and Technology Publishing House2024

Expert perceptions of game-changing innovations towards net zero

Marc Vielle, Sigit Pria Perdana

Current technological improvements are yet to put the world on track to net-zero, which will require the uptake of transformative low-carbon innovations to supplement mitigation efforts. However, the role of such innovations is not yet fully understood; so ...

2023

Assessing the readiness of municipalities for digital process innovation

Mert Duygan

Pre-adoption phases of innovation are understudied in the innovation literature. This article addresses preadoption phases of innovation by running a prospective analysis. We assess the readiness of municipalities for the adoption of a digital tool that br ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2023

Multivariate geometric anisotropic Cox processes

Sofia Charlotta Olhede

This paper introduces a new modeling and inference framework for multivariate and anisotropic point processes. Building on recent innovations in multivariate spatial statistics, we propose a new family of multivariate anisotropic random fields, and from th ...

WILEY2023

Working Space

Pascal Pierre Michon, Aleksis Dind

Regeneration of urban areas from neighborhoods in transition to innovative components. Research at the LAST aims to contribute to transitions towards sustainability in the built environment by integrating environmental, socio-cultural, and economic paramet ...

2023

Rhodanie urbaine

Sergi Aguacil Moreno, Martine Laprise, Judith Elisa Drouilles, Pascal Pierre Michon, Clément Cattin, Sara Sonia Formery Regazzoni

Regeneration of urban areas from neighborhoods in transition to innovative components Research at the LAST aims to contribute to transitions towards sustainability in the built environment by integrating environmental, socio-cultural, and economic paramete ...

2023