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February 2015
Scientists use Synchrotron to look deep inside fuel cells
A joint INAC-Liten research team used the Synchrotron’s X-ray microbeam to create a 3D image of a fuel-cell membrane’s nanostructure after...
Getting closer to 60 GHz antennas for 5G networks
Researchers from CEA-Leti have made some major advances on the 60 GHz antennas that will be required for tomorrow’s 5G networks...
Galileo satellites could help drones fly solo
Could the Galileo global navigation satellite system one day be used to control drones? The EU-backed LOGAM project, in which CEA-Leti...
Lanthanide-potassium complex as CO2 reducer
Researchers from INAC successfully used a lanthanide-potassium complex as a catalyst to reduce CO2. The carbon-oxygen bonds were no match for...
M&NEMS gets first design kit
CEA-Leti’s M&NEMS technology, which has already been transferred to Tronics for use in the manufacturing of ultra-miniaturized sensors, recently got its...
Spintronics: Antiferromagnetic materials show their hidden talents
Antiferromagnetic materials are only used for their magnetic properties in today’s spintronic systems—which is a shame! According to theory, at constant...
MINATEC soon to get the keys to two brand-new buildings
The MINATEC campus will soon get 11,500 sq. m of additional space with the completion of two new buildings: the Competency Center Building (BCC), which will house 550 staffers, and the 700-capacity Phelma Auditorium and Conference Center.
The Competency Center Building (BCC) will offer 10,000 sq. m of floor space on eight levels and will house some 550 staffers. CNRS teams will occupy the first floor, while CEA-Leti will move in...
“Phelma expects to have signed partnership agreements with nearly 20 businesses by the end of this year”
How many businesses have signed agreements with Phelma so far?
Since 2011, around ten businesses have signed or renewed partnerships with the school. At the end of 2014, missile manufacturer MBDA joined a circle of partners that includes names like Altran, DCNS, Safran, Elsys Design, Fresenius Kabi, Bull-Amesys, and Dolphin Integration. And our partnership drive...
Gamma-ray imaging makes giant leap with semiconductor-based detectors
Research to enhance semiconductor-based (CdZnTe) gamma-ray imaging modules has finally untangled a major conundrum: how to increase sensitivity without lowering spatial...
Artificial pancreas tested on 15 patients
An artificial pancreas developed by CEA-Leti and CERTID (a private-sector diabetes research center) was recently tested on 15 patients. The system...
Compact-antenna directivity gets a boost
An antenna’s directivity indicates how well its radiation pattern can be directed in space. Directivity that exceeds theoretical limits is called...
Two-photon microscopy generates 3D images of living tissue
The National Intravital Platform, part of France Life Imaging, a research institute tasked with setting up a coordinated national medical imaging...
PCR could soon be used in hospital emergency rooms
Hospitals currently perform their PCR (polymerase chain reaction) analyses at their central labs. It will soon be possible to complete the...
Joint R&D lab to work on parallel-wired battery pack
Bordeaux-based EVTronic recently formed three-year, €1.5-million a joint R&D lab with CEA-Leti. The lab’s first objective is to develop a 30...
Phelma makes the cover of l’Étudiant magazine
Phelma students rushed to newsstands to pick up the December 2014-January 2015 issue of l’Étudiant magazine. Why the interest? Four of...
Marie-Paule Schuhl takes the helm of Grenoble Institute of Technology communications department
Effective on December 15, 2015 Marie-Paule Schuhl succeeded Xavier Oster as head of the Grenoble Institute of Technology communications department. Schuhl...
Aryballe releases world odor map
Grenoble-based start-up Aryballe Technologies has created the Odoramap, an online world map of scents that users can view and enrich from...
FEG-TEM ribbon-cutting held at CMTC
On January 19 researchers from across the Rhône-Alpes region attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new FEG-TEM microscope on the St....
CEA Tech launches Communications and Innovation Services Division
On January 1, CEA Tech launched its Communications and Innovation Services Division (DOIC). The 40-strong division boasts Strategic Communications, Content and...
Leti’s Building 41 ready to take on next heat wave
The work to overhaul the cooling system at Leti’s Building 41 that was completed in 2014 had to overcome several challenges....
CEA promotes careers for women in science
On February 5, 2015 a group of 72 high-school students from the nearby towns La Mûre and Voiron will come to...
Maison MINATEC on the move
The year’s start will be marked by a number of moves into and out of Maison MINATEC. The department in charge...
Atelier Arts Sciences polarizes light at first-ever Rêve Party
On March 3, the Atelier Arts Sciences will organize its first-ever Rêve Party [Dream Party] in conjunction with Minalogic and Cluster...
FIRST Tech Challenge to come to Lyon and Paris
On May 6 and 7 young people aged 12 to 18 will flock to the Grenoble area for the fourth edition...
High Tech U to run two sessions in 2015
The eleventh edition of the European version of the American High Tech U program (a SEMI initiative), will consist of two...
Interview: Saïd Obbade, Materials physicist, Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma School of Engineering
“Phelma expects to have signed partnership agreements with nearly 20 businesses by the end of this year”
How many businesses have...
Phelma student duo develops innovative 3D display
Pierre Schefler and Mathieu Bertrand, both in their third year at Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma Engineering School, have developed a...
Challenge First Step 2014: Where are they now?
On December 4, 2014, four budding entrepreneurs presented their projects to the Challenge First Step selection committee, tasked with assessing the...
Iskn raises $2 million in fresh capital
Grenoble-based start-up iskn raised $2 million in fresh capital late last year from four investors—Partech Ventures, CEA Investissements, Kima Venture (in...
CEA Tech “startup cafés” for a jolt of entrepreneurial energy
CEA Tech startup cafés, which launched last spring, are now held the first Thursday of every month from 1 p.m. to...
CEA Tech travelling showroom at Maison MINATEC
The CEA Tech travelling showroom will be at Maison MINATEC until February 13. The modular structure offers between 20 sq. m...
Charitable giving: Clinatec to raise €30 million
Clinatec set up a foundation in November 2014 with the goal of raising €30 million in charitable donations within five years....