My Popular Science Articles

I publish articles presenting my research activities in everyday language

Articles in English

Articles in French

and Spanish

How AI is making affordable air pollution sensors more accurate, by Jean-Christophe Nebel & Farzana Rahman - The Conversation UK, March 14, 2025 7.08pm GMT

Small air sensors that harness the power of AI could transform pollution monitoring.

Los ordenadores son vigilantes novatos; la genomica les enseña a ser mejores, by Jean-Christophe Nebel & Francisco Florez Revuelta - The Conversation Spain, October 30, 2018 23.35 CET

La videovigilancia automatizada todavia no es fiable, pero las tecnicas de analisis genetico pueden ayudar.

We created the first AI-powered solar electricity backup system for houses in sub-Saharan Africa, by Masoud Salehi Borujeni, Eng Ofetotse & Jean-Christophe Nebel - The Conversation UK, January 25, 2022 1.45pm GMT

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world’s most sunlit regions. A prototype generator uses that sunlight in place of diesel to support unreliable electricity grids.

Reconnaitre des visages dans une video en s'inspirant de l'analyse de l'ADN, by Jean-Christophe Nebel - The Conversation France, November 6, 2017 10.39pm GMT

La videoprotection est censee assurer la securite du public. Mais comment traiter des sequences de plus en plus nombreuses ? En considerant les images animees comme des mutations genetiques.

Our discovery of how humans experience the smell of death may one day help save lives, by Jean-Christophe Nebel - The Conversation UK, February 19, 2018 11.32am GMT

Genetic research could help us produce new ways of diagnosing and treating depression and suicidal ideation, including a 'death smell test'.

DNA techniques could transform facial recognition technology, by Jean-Christophe Nebel - The Conversation UK, October 20, 2017 2.36pm BST

Treating video like a mutating gene could improve surveillance software.

How can your research impact on future policies?, by Jean-Christophe Nebel - University Alliance's Blog, January 11, 2016

Following my 'week in Westminster', blog about my experience and ways of informing policy making.

j.nebel@kingston.ac.uk