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When it comes to atomic moirés, appearances can be deceiving. The wavy patterns are caused by the vertical movement of atoms and interference from electronic waves in the crystals. Researchers from Institut Néel, the CEA, and Grenoble-Alpes University joined forces to show that the moirés, when viewed using a scanning tunneling microscope, did not show […] >>

How do solvent molecules and anions organize themselves around the lithium in the electrolyte of a lithium-ion battery? Researchers from INAC and Liten used DFT, a computational quantum mechanical modelling method, and molecular dynamics to find answers. Their results were confirmed by vibrational spectroscopy images from the United States. The research provided crucial insights into […] >>

When you place little compasses in a magnetic field, they spontaneously align with the magnetic field. Researchers at INAC developed and patented a local magnetic-field mapping system that leverages this concept. Stated simply, the researchers invented a matrix of flexible micrometric beams made from a nickel-iron alloy etched directly onto a silicon or glass substrate. […] >>

Phelma Junior Consultants was audited in December 2016 by France’s National Federation of Student Enterprises (CNJE) and has subsequently moved up from “Junior-Création” status to “Pépinière Junior-Entreprise” (incubator) status. That leaves just one more step to the top, “Junior-Entreprise,” a move Phelma Junior Consultants expects to make in December 2017 or May 2018. The successful […] >>

Grenoble Institute of Technology’s 15th Summer School in Nanotechnologies will take place at MINATEC from June 12 to July 13. A cohort of around 20 undergraduate and graduate students from top-tier universities around the globe will attend. All classes will be taught in English by Phelma and Grenoble-Alpes University faculty, and guest lectures will be […] >>