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June 02 2014
Spin-orbit interaction breathes new life into MRAMs
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Over the past few months, Spintec has been completing the fabrication of the first generation of a new kind of MRAM likely to push back the limits of the previous generation of MRAM. The new SOT-MRAM (for spin-orbit torque) leverages spin-orbit interaction to multiply the number of current pathways used during the read and write […] >>
June 02 2014
Piezoelectric stack integration time slashed by 70%
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A team of researchers from Leti and Mitsubishi has developed a process that leverages a new piezoelectric material developed by Mitsubishi. According to the researchers’ estimates, the process could cut by 70% the time needed to integrate a piezoelectric stack measuring around 2 microns thick into RF capacitors and actuators. The innovation hinges upon a […] >>
June 02 2014
Quantum transport: Kwant goes dynamic
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INAC researchers, already active in the Kwant open-source quantum transport software development community, are at it again, this time with the T-Kwant add-on. T-Kwant can be used to examine the dynamics of quantum systems, such as to experiment with a charge pulse in a multi-terminal system, or to configure a quantum Hall interferometer, for instance. […] >>
June 02 2014
Smart obstacle detection gets boost from multicore circuit
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Inria’s Montbonnot lab (near Grenoble) recently developed an obstacle detection application capable of operating in dynamic environments—even going so far as to predict the trajectories of temporarily-hidden objects! The CEA, with the support of Inria, helped get the application—initially developed on a powerful workstation—ready for integration into a smart vehicle by embedding it into a […] >>
June 02 2014
New insights into how graphite gets charged with lithium
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INAC simulation experts have discovered new insights into a 40-year-old mystery: how graphite, an attractive anode material for lithium-ion batteries, gets charged with lithium. Their experiments demonstrated that lithium is organized in a periodic manner, intercalated in the space between the graphite planes, occupying one out of three galleries for a 33% charge and one […] >>