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The MIGAS international summer school on microelectronics will be held on June 22–28, 2013 in Autrans (on the Vercors plateau). Around 50 PhD students, professors, researchers, and engineers from France and abroad are expected to attend. Speakers will include professors Ke Wu and Philippe Fauchet. 2013 marks the 16th year of the summer school. The […] >>

Sponsored by the Rhône-Alpes regional government, the Rhône-Alpes Challenge brings together seven outdoor sporting events: cross-country and downhill skiing, mountain biking, cycling, cross-country running, kayaking, and free flight (paragliding and hang-gliding). CEA-Grenoble will participate in this year’s Challenge, which will is open to businesses for the first time. The research center will send a team […] >>

A European Research Council program on single dopant detection by holography has given the Titan Ultimate transmission microscope yet another chance to prove its worth. The microscope, installed at PFNC in October 2011, delivers resolutions of 50 picometers, allowing researchers to see things they never could before. They can now use new techniques like chemical […] >>

On March 7, 2013, Grenoble Institute of Technology will hold a conference on the role of women engineers in businesses—the first event of its kind at the school. Today women account for just 20% of all engineers at the Grenoble Institute of Technology as well as in French companies. Businesses would like to achieve a […] >>

Patrick Boisseau, head of CEA-Leti’s nanomedicine program, was elected President of the European Technology Platform for Nanomedicine (ETPN) on December 5, 2012. The new Vice President, also French, is Nanobiotix CEO Laurent Lévy. Founded in 2005, ETPN is coordinated by the European Commission and industry representatives to promote nanotechnology applications in medicine. The organization serves […] >>