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The City of Grenoble tested a more environmentally-friendly deicing method this winter, using a sodium-chloride-free product, DéneigeVert , manufactured by Selvert, a local startup founded in 2012 by Enseeg (now Phelma) alumnus Guy Baret. This winter’s measurements were skewed by the wildly fluctuating temperatures, so an additional measurement campaign will likely take place in winter […] >>

The CEA, with 558 patent applications published, has held on to the position of number one among public research organizations in the European Patent Office’s 2014 rankings. The CEA also did well in the overall rankings, moving up a slot from the previous year to 32nd. The CEA is France’s third-leading patent filer, just behind […] >>

Researchers at Leti recently created a photonic coupler with one waveguide made from III–V materials and another from silicon. The achievement marks an advance toward fast, accurate, low-cost multigas sensors. A complete gas testing system including waveguides would be capable of taking measurements at the liter scale, rather than at the cubic meter scale required […] >>

The CEA Tech travelling showroom will be at Maison MINATEC until February 13. The modular structure offers between 20 sq. m and 150 sq. m of exhibit space, was designed to be easy to put up and take down, and can be transported to different venues by truck. The showroom has already made stops in […] >>

Grenoble-based start-up iskn raised $2 million in fresh capital late last year from four investors—Partech Ventures, CEA Investissements, Kima Venture (in which Free CEO Xavier Niel holds a stake), and Pascal Cagni (General Manager and Vice President of Apple EMEA from 2000–2012). A few months ago iskn moved from its offices at MINATEC to a […] >>