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June 07 2021

Osiris robotic irrigation system could help make farming more sustainable

  • Education
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Once upon a time there were three engineers, and all three came from farming families. One day, they decided to invent a smart, autonomous robot to help farmers spend less time irrigating, fertilizing, and protecting their crops. They also wanted the robot to make more economical use of water and agricultural inputs. The name of […] >>

June 07 2021

Fab lab encourages engineering students to “do it yourself”

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  • Life @ MINATEC
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The new fab lab at Grenoble INP – Phelma, UGA is home to an array of computer-controlled and other equipment including 3D printers and machining, folding, and cutting tools. Students will find everything they need to build whatever they need for their engineering projects at the fab lab! the 50 sq. m lab on the […] >>

June 07 2021

MINATEC Enterprises gets a new office and CEO

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Some changes have been made at MINATEC Entreprises in response to a directive in France’s Notre Act of 2015 that transfers responsibility for economic policy from the national to the regional government. Yannick Neuder, Vice President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, has succeeded Annick Merle (Vice President of the Isère General Council) as CEO of […] >>

June 07 2021

Graphene2021 Conference: in October, and ideally in person

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The Graphene2020 conference had to be held remotely, but it still brought in 580 attendees. This year’s conference will be held in person on two sites, the World Trade Center Grenoble and MINATEC, from October 26 to 29, 2021 The plenary sessions will feature the internationally-renowned Philip Kim of Harvard and Klaus Müllen of the […] >>

June 07 2021

Louis Néel in the spotlight for golden anniversary of his Nobel Prize

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  • Life @ MINATEC
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On June 10 and 11—exactly 50 years and six months from the day Louis Néel won the Nobel Prize in Physics—Grenoble’s scientific community will revisit his career. The event was originally slated to take place in December 2020, right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. The rescheduled two-day event will likely be online-only so […] >>
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