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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 […] >>

  MINATEC celebrates science The 2015 MINATEC “Parvis des Sciences” Science Fair and fifth annual EXPERIMENTA Art, Science, and Technology Fair will be held on the MINATEC campus from October 8–10, with plenty of science-related activities for everyone, from hardcore science enthusiasts to the general public. MINATEC held its first “Parvis des Sciences” in 2007, […] >>

The crystallography board game invented in 2013 by a group of first-year students from Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma was a hit at the closing festivities of the International Year of Crystallography held in Rabat, Morocco in late April. In fact, the game was so popular that Unesco and Dectris (the world’s leading manufacturer of detectors […] >>

Grenoble Institute of Technology’s center for technology transfer will open in late October. The center, to be located in the new Phelma 2 building at MINATEC, will be dedicated to industrial R&D projects, offering more than a dozen 30-sq.-m workspaces for student groups from Grenoble Institute of Technology schools. The industrial R&D projects, part of […] >>

Just one year ago, the students of Phelma created the 17th branch of the French nonprofit “Cheer up!”. The organization helps young adults suffering from cancer to make their dreams come true—like one young man who dreamed of taking part in an off-road automobile race. The new branch counts around 40 Phelma student members, and […] >>