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The 2015–2016 school year is the best yet for Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school. The school moved up the CCP admissions rankings between 60 and 230 slots, depending on the major. The CCP is a common entrance exam for France’s polytechnic institutes. The incoming freshman class size is similar to the 2014–2015 class, […] >>

CIME Nanotech now has a new CVD (chemical vapor deposition) machine. The machine will be used for microelectronics, photovoltaics, and spintronics courses and will also be available for use by academic research labs. The machine can be used to deposit thin layers onto four-inch silicon wafers and smaller samples. Worth noting is the fact that […] >>

This summer, the first group of women to test a connected swimsuit equipped with a miniature UV sensor were spared the unpleasant experience of a sunburn. The swimsuit—the first of its kind— sends a “use sunscreen” warning to the wearer’s smartphone when the sun gets a bit too hot! Spinali Design, a startup based in […] >>

The Siemens SPECT/CT system installed in late 2013 at Clinatec has been fully operational since May 2015, following a permitting and compliance process that lasted more than a year. The system combines a CT scanner and gamma camera for simultaneous anatomical and functional imaging. The system will be used for Clinatec’s research on targeted delivery […] >>

Researchers at Leti have come up with a way to connect a home’s electric heating system to France’s national grid, letting homeowners take advantage of off-peak utility rates without sacrificing comfort. This smart-grid solution comes in the form of a dedicated circuit board with its own microcontroller. The circuit board collects data like peak and […] >>