News : Innovation & Society

Your matching gift campaign brought in €10 million in donations. Were you surprised? The matching gift concept is still very uncommon in France, and it had never been used for such a large fundraising campaign. We didn’t think we would get there this fast! Our sponsors, working under the watchful eye of Alain Mérieux, helped […] >>

The second Inn.Otech program, run by STMicroelectronics, Soitec, and Grenoble Institute of Technology will give 72 local high-school sophomores a chance to immerse themselves in the world of microelectronics and semiconductors. The program was set up to bust some myths about careers in science and industry and spark interest in careers in these fields. Each […] >>

Who could forget Maxime Legallais’ 2015 NanoArt-award-winning photo of a red silicon nanowire in the shape of the red AIDS-awareness ribbon? After a hiatus in 2016, NanoArt is back this year and Maxime’s title is up for grabs! The photo contest is organized by Fondation Nanosciences under the aegis of the Grenoble-Alpes University Foundation. Ph.D. […] >>

A new white paper on atomic layer deposition is available free of charge on the website of French publisher Techniques de l’ingénieur. The 225-page white paper, in French, is titled Principes et applications de la technique ALD and provides an overview of the basics of the process. It was authored by around 20 scientists in […] >>

The power sensors that professional cyclists use cost more than $1,000 per unit. Leti presented a demonstrator system at CES 2017 that costs less than $100! The power sensor does not require any calibration, making it easy to use. Plus, it is compatible with all types of bicycles and is accurate to within around 8%, […] >>