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On December 4, 2014, four budding entrepreneurs presented their projects to the Challenge First Step selection committee, tasked with assessing the projects’ maturity and determining whether or not to grant them additional resources to fund their development plans over the next six months. The LINC project (development software for connected objects) was deemed ready for […] >>

Pierre Schefler and Mathieu Bertrand, both in their third year at Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma Engineering School, have developed a cube-shaped 3D display as part of a class project. The cube, named “Cubicle,” boasts ten control buttons and 729 LEDs that can represent forms in space, and, because the points of light are visible […] >>

“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 […] >>

Grenoble-based start-up Aryballe Technologies has created the Odoramap, an online world map of scents that users can view and enrich from any smartphone or tablet. Perfect if you want to get lost in the smells on the streets of San Francisco, breathe in the aroma of a high-altitude forest in Bolivia, or share the fragrance […] >>

Bordeaux-based EVTronic recently formed three-year, €1.5-million a joint R&D lab with CEA-Leti. The lab’s first objective is to develop a 30 kW parallel-wired battery pack demonstrator by the end of 2015. The battery pack would be hooked up to the grid and would provide additional electricity during peak electricity demand. The joint lab is leveraging […] >>