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October 05 2020

Bernard Diény and Spintec make it into the Computer History Museum

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Spintec Chief Scientist Bernard Diény is now a part of the Computer History Museum (Mountain View, California) oral history project. Diény is best-known for his discovery of the spin valve and new magnetoresistive materials—the fruits of an 18-month visiting scientist position at IBM back in 1989. Today, his innovations are present in the read/write heads […] >>

October 05 2020

IEDM 2020 online conference now has its own online workshop

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Leading international integrated circuit conference IEDM is going 100% online from December 13 to 15. CEA-Leti usually holds its traditional workshop at the same time and the popular event generally brings in 200 international participants. Since that won’t be possible this year, the organizers in Grenoble are taking the workshop online.The workshop will cover the […] >>

October 05 2020

Cystic fibrosis in the crosshairs at iGEM

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The iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) synthetic biology competition will not be able to take place in person in Boston this year. Instead, teams will compete online and through videos. The Grenoble team, made up of four Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma students, is entering PyroBusters, its weapon against P.aeruginosa, a bacteria responsible for many secondary […] >>

October 05 2020

New energy technologies gain traction at INSTN, France’s national institute for nuclear science and technology

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Operating under the aegis of the CEA, INSTN provides highly-specialized science and technology education and training for the nuclear industry. But INSTN has another side you might not know about! The institute is also actively developing continuing professional development courses to support the CEA’s broader strategy. Specifically, the new offering will address new energy technology […] >>

October 05 2020

High Level Forum introduces calendar of online events

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The High Level Forum (HLF) was created to bolster cooperation between the world’s leading innovation ecosystems, one of which is Grenoble’s own GIANT campus. The traditional annual summit planned for the fall in Grenoble has been postponed to 2021. Key HLF stakeholders have adapted to this changing context by rolling out a year-long calendar of […] >>
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