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Many scientists said it wasn’t possible, but PhD research supervised by LTM and LMGP recently proved the naysayers wrong, demonstrating that electrical current does, in fact, flow through silicon nanonets, unorganized networks of silicon nanowires. The research also looked at a reproducible process for making the nanonets and hybridizing them with strands of DNA. A […] >>

“Phelma expects to have signed partnership agreements with nearly 20 businesses by the end of this year” How many businesses have signed agreements with Phelma so far? Since 2011, around ten businesses have signed or renewed partnerships with the school. At the end of 2014, missile manufacturer MBDA joined a circle of partners that includes […] >>

The eleventh edition of the European version of the American High Tech U program (a SEMI initiative), will consist of two three-day sessions held in March and April. The objective of High Tech U is to raise high-school sophomores’ awareness of careers in microelectronics through a total-immersion experience. The students will spend a day at […] >>

On May 6 and 7 young people aged 12 to 18 will flock to the Grenoble area for the fourth edition of the international robotics competition, FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). The number of teams registered is up to 20 from 17 last year. This year’s cohort includes ten teams from the Lyon and Paris areas—a […] >>

On January 19 researchers from across the Rhône-Alpes region attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new FEG-TEM microscope on the St. Martin d’Hères campus. The microscope, manufactured by JEOL, offers spatial resolution of 2.3 Å in TEM mode and 2 Å in STEM mode. It also boasts powerful chemical imaging capabilities and is suitable for […] >>