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The IRT Nanoelec research institute was founded on April 11, 2012 through a joint venture between the French National Research Agency (ANR) and the French Atomic and Alternative Energy Commission (CEA), and comprises 17 public- and private-sector research partners—including Leti and Grenoble Institute of Technology. The institute is slated to receive €73 million of French […] >>

BeSpoon’s cutting-edge technology can locate items or individuals to within a few centimeters, either indoors or out. This impressive feat is achieved by measuring the flight time of an ultra-wideband signal (between 500 MHz and 1 GHz) with a precision of 125 picoseconds. The company’s chips can be placed on all types of easily-lost objects, […] >>

LMGP’s Biological Matter & Materials Team, headed by biophysicist Dr. Catherine Picart, will soon have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Thomas Boudou, a research project manager at CNRS. Dr. Boudou will draw on his biomechanical know-how to spearhead a breakthrough project on muscle tissue in association with the CEA’s iRSTV, the Albert-Bonniot Institute, and the […] >>

The 2012 MIGAS® international summer school on advanced microelectronics will bring together 50 research and teaching faculty, PhD students, and industry professionals in Autrans, France, from June 23 to 29, 2012. This year the focus will be on micro and nanotechnology for biology and medicine, with a series of lectures, panel discussions, and poster sessions […] >>

The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (LMGP) is now the proud owner of an atomic-force microscope (AFM) coupled with a fluorescence microscope. This €200,000 piece of state-of-the-art equipment was financed by the European Research Council (ERC) and is installed in CIME’s Nanomonde research center. The AFM will let LMGP scientists observe biological matter on a […] >>