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Researchers at
Binghamton University had
45 volunteers read out a list
of words to analyse their
brain reactions.
They just have to read the
same words again to be
identiﬁed with 94%
accuracy.
=> Now you can be
identiﬁed by the way your
brain works.
BRAINPRINT (USA)

The biometrics centre at
Carnegie Mellon
University has developed
a system that identiﬁes
individuals from their iris. It
works at over 10 meters
compared with a few
centimetres before.
A new way of checking
identities for security or
marketing.
LONG-RANGE IRIS
RECOGNITION (USA)

HOOPE (KAZAKHSTAN, MEXICO,
RUSSIA)
Hoope selects STDs discreetly,
quickly and painlessly using a
smart ring.
The results for syphilis,
gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis
and chlamydia are displayed in 
a smartphone app that tells you  
where the nearest treatment
centres are.

Developed at Technion, detects
cancer by analysing exhaled breath.
Sniffphone is based on olfactory
sensors that recognise the
distinctive smells associated with
certain types of cancer, particularly
lung tumours.
The solution is being miniaturised
for use with a smartphone.
SNIFFPHONE
(ISRAEL)

MICROCULUS
(GERMANY)
A low-cost, 3D-printed device that can
detect the biomarkers for cancer in less
than an hour,
with a dish, a smartphone
and a drop (1ml) of blood.
Macrocells reacts to the presence of  
suspicious micro-NRA and sends
the data to the cloud for analysis.

IKO CREATIVE PROSTHETIC
(COLOMBIA)
In cooperation with Lego, the IKO project develops
electric prostheses for children.
They can be customised through a  
digital interface. Children can
create modules with the
shape of their choice
and interchangeable
accessories.
The system lets children give
free rein to their creativity and
overcome their disability.

The first wireless brain-
machine interface on the
market, selling for $15,000. A
small box is attached to the
skull and connected to
electrodes in the brain.
It amplifies and digitises  
brainwaves then transmits
them by radio, as if your
thoughts were carried by
WiFi. Application: a paralysed
person remotely controls a
robotic arm.
The first step towards
telekinesis?
CEREPLEX-W
(USA)

DNA DATA STORAGE
(SWITZERLAND)
DNA is a biological code that can be engineered.
Researchers at ETH Zurich used DNA sequencing not
to create organic matter but to encode and store the
Swiss Federal Charter and
Archimedes’ Methods (83Ko).
In addition to its longevity compared with other
media (over 10,000 years in a silicon
shell), DNA has huge storage capacity:  
1g could hold all of google’s data.
How long until computers have
organic memories?

BLUE BRAIN PROJECT (SWITZERLAND
/ INTL)This multinational project, by 13
research institutes coordinated
by EPFL in Lausanne, aims to
digitally reproduce the
functioning of a brain. A
milestone was reached in
October 2015 with the
simulation of a neocortex (37
million synapses, 30,000
neurons). The project aims to
improve our understanding of
how memory works and the role
of sleep or even create an
artiﬁcial brain similar to our own.

AMINO (CANADA)You can already make bread at
home but Amino goes one step
further: now you can make
perfume, brew your own beer or
grow bacteria. Designed at MIT,
this kit for making organic
material is democratizing
biotechnology by enabling
users to look after cell cultures
like a pet. Amino is designed to
let anyone grasp cutting-edge
science through simple
experiments. Thanks to a
successful crowdfunding
campaign, it sells for just 700€.

Two biohackers, the founder of Indie.bio,
opposed to the high price of insulin  
and big pharma’s monopoly,
want to brew their own insulin
at home like beer. Their
crowdfunded, open source
project consists of growing
insulin by inserting the relevant DNA in  
bacteria, taking advantage of
falling prices for biotech
equipment and the power of networks.
OPEN SOURCE INSULIN PROJECT
(USA)

To protest against the poor
state of Panama City’s roads, a
TV news show, together with
ad agency P4 Ogilvy, created
the tweeting pothole.
Using sensors marked with a #
and placed in holes in the road,
El Hueco Twitero posts a tweet
to the roads minister whenever
a car drives over it. Following
the automatic tweeting
campaign, the minister took
action to ﬁx the roads.
EL HUECO TWITERO (PANAMA)

Researchers at the University of
Michigan have created the world’s
smallest complete computer, the
size of a grain of rice.
It can capture (sensors), record,
analyse, store and transmit (by
radio) data with a clean
photovoltaic energy source.
This miniaturisation of an
autonomous computer opens the
way for new smart, active objects.
MICHIGAN MICRO MOTE (USA)

TODAI ROBOT PROJECT
(JAPAN)Japan’s National Institute of
Informatics has developed an
artiﬁcial intelligence system
that is capable of taking the
national university entrance
exam. After falling short in
2013 and 2014, the program
passed in 2015 with a score of
53.8 over 5 subjects,
higher than the national
average. The goal now is to
improve its performance,
particularly in physics,
and earn a place at the
University of Tokyo.

Researchers at the University of
Oslo are developing robots that
can assess their own
performance in tasks. Their
appraisal leads to new 3D-
printed parts, further tests and
iterative improvements in
performance. The goal is to
develop methodology that
enables robots to adapt to
unpredictable situations
(emergencies, interplanetary
exploration, etc.).
SELF-TEACHING 3D-PRINTED ROBOTS
(NORWAY)

EVOLVING ROBOTS (UK -
SWITZERLAND)
Researchers at Cambridge
University and ETH Zurich
took inspiration from bio-
design to build a “mother”
robot capable of building its
own “children” autonomously.
Mother tests the performance
of her children then adjusts the
design of the next generation
so that advantageous traits are
passed on. The system is
designed to mimic
biological evolution and leads
to the emergence of new
models with
no human involvement.

This young Canadian
startup uses artiﬁcial
intelligence to analyse
contracts and other long
legal documents quickly
and produce a graphic
summary that non-
specialists can easily
understand, bringing out
the most important points.
BEAGLE
(CANADA)

Trolls ruin online discussions with
insults and antisocial behaviour.
Researchers at Stanford and
Cornell have developed an
algorithm that can spot a troll with
80% accuracy after 5 posts, before
they even start trolling.
This lets supervisors monitor these
users as a priority, moderate their
posts or even block them.
TROLL-HUNTING ALGORITHM
(USA)

Tinder is a highly popular dating
app that lets users select or
reject profiles with just a swipe of
the finger. If two people choose
each other they can chat.
Tinderbox uses a facial
recognition algorithm to
automate selection after
60 swipes. The first messages
are also written automatically.
TINDERBOX
(CANADA)

DOROTHY (USA)
Dorothy lets users
politely get out of an
awkward situation or a
boring conversation.
Thanks to a small device
hidden in your shoe, you
can trigger a ﬁctitious
incoming phone call.
Dorothy can also invite
your friends to your
rescue by geolocating
you, or order a Uber car.

TALKPUSH (HONG
KONG)
This recruitment platform,
available in 20 Asian
countries, lets businesses
automate their recruitment
campaigns. Applicants
(invited e.g. by LinkedIn)
contact the platform by
phone, Web or chat.
Recruiters have determined
questions for candidates in
advance. Their answers are
recorded for consultation in
Talkpush. The recruitment
team can quickly review the
applicants without having to
interview them
one by one.

WONOLO (USA)Wonolo (Work Now Local) gives
anyone a chance to prove themselves.
Candidates download the
app and take a quick comprehension,
communication and motivation test.
Wonolo makes a few checks (without
looking at qualiﬁcations or experience)
before interviewing the candidate by
phone. Businesses announced their
needs on the platform. Workers can
accept the job and go to the ﬁrm right
away if needed.
The higher they are rated by
employers, the more the candidates
can earn.

MITSUCARI
(JAPAN)
Mitsucari combines personality
tests and artificial intelligence to
match candidates with jobs, on
the basis of 48 criteria
that define the profiles of the
company’s
top performers.
The platform analyses not only
the right
skills for a job, but also the right
cultural match.

Created by a 17 year-old
French entrepreneur,
Bitproof notarizes contracts,
documents and other
information in the Bitcoin
blockchain. The documents
are permanently sealed and
are legally valid worldwide.
Contracts worth $2 million
have been notarized to date.
BITPROOF
(FRANCE)

BITLAND (GHAN
As much as 90% of land in
Africa is undocumented and
therefore outside the legal
system. Using technologies
from US startups Epigraph and
Factom, the NGO BitLand
wants to solve that problem by
creating a permanent,
transparent land register based
on blockchain to make transfers
easier and sales or
mortgages more secure.

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