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Microoled, located at MINATEC, designs and manufactures high-definition, low-power microdisplays that leverage a technology developed in partnership with CEA-Leti. The rapidly-growing start-up, which is now seven years old, has shipped more than 100,000 displays since 2012. From its inception, Microoled has set its sights on a wide range of consumer and BtoB markets in France […] >>

On January 13, 2015 Institut Carnot Energies du futur will present the joint research projects in the field of new energy technologies it supported in 2013–2014. Once again this year Institut Carnot Energies du futur is one of the leading Carnot institutes in terms of technology transfer. It boasts an annual consolidated operating budget of […] >>

At the end of September the CEA rolled out an initiative to block any .zip-type folders containing .exe files attached to incoming emails. The senders are automatically alerted that their email didn’t make it past CEA security. The anti-zip measure came in response to an increase in the number of security breaches caused by .exe […] >>

The Nanocharacterization Platform (PFNC) now has two micro Raman instruments for measuring the chemical, mechanical, structural, and electronic properties of thin-layer materials. The measurements, down to the nanometric scale, can be taken with or without prior sample preparation, either locally or by 2D or 3D mapping. The wavelengths available range from near UV to near […] >>

Artist and engineer Thomas Pachoud unveiled his first-ever work using the Hyperlight system—the focus of Pachoud’s artistic residency at the Atelier Arts-Sciences—at the Experimenta fair held at Maison MINATEC, to music created by composer David Guerra. The 30-year-old Pachoud uses an innovative modular holography system he developed himself to transform light into living performances. He […] >>