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Two new videos have just been posted on the MINATEC TV website (www.minatec.tv): “The Titan Ultimate™ Electron Microscope” and “Wafer Bonding.” The former discusses the nanotechnology characterization platform’s new instrument, while the latter shows how the performance of electronic components can be enhanced by bonding silicon wafers. These two videos complete the first season of […] >>

Construction work is on track for the new nanosafety building on the CEA campus in Grenoble. The 6,000 m2, low-energy-consumption-certified building is scheduled to open in the first half of 2013. Some 150 nano-experts will work in the new building, including Liten researchers, trainers from the French National Institute of Nuclear Science (INSTN), medical testing […] >>

MultiX, a developer of X-ray spectrometric detectors for luggage inspection and other security applications, has just raised €4 million from six investors. This is the start-up’s second round of fund raising; the first in January 2011 brought in €3 million. MultiX’s high-performance systems, developed in association with Leti, offer a fast, reliable, and low-cost method […] >>

This year’s inaugural First Step Challenge—designed to identify the most promising start-up ideas based on CEA Tech projects (see the October 2012 issue of Minanews)—received an overwhelming 23 applications from aspiring young entrepreneurs. 14 of these applications have been selected for the next phase of the challenge; most of the projects selected were officially launched […] >>

Isorg’s interactive displays are designed to power up and launch multimedia presentations as soon as someone walks by, thanks to a system of optical sensors on plastic developed in association with Liten. You can see these next-generation displays in action at the Minalogic offices, the CEA communications department at Saclay, and the many demonstrations given […] >>