News : Innovation & Society

The annual i-Lab startup competition organized by France’s Ministry of Higher Education and Research has become a rite of passage for new businesses. And once again this year CEA Tech startups brought home an impressive number of awards, confirming Grenoble’s strong capacity to develop innovative solutions for industry. The five award-winning CEA Tech startups are: […] >>

This summer, the first group of women to test a connected swimsuit equipped with a miniature UV sensor were spared the unpleasant experience of a sunburn. The swimsuit—the first of its kind— sends a “use sunscreen” warning to the wearer’s smartphone when the sun gets a bit too hot! Spinali Design, a startup based in […] >>

A phase-locked loop (PLL) is the best way to generate the high frequencies—around 60 GHz—required for tomorrow’s 5G telecommunications and Wi-Fi. However, the higher the frequency, the lower the spectral quality—and transmission speeds. PhD candidate Clément Jany (who has since obtained a research position at Leti) set out to overcome this hurdle. And his solution […] >>

  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, […] >>

Minalogic has merged with the Optique Rhône-Alpes cluster (ORA) in St. Etienne, the logical next step in a multi-year partnership that has resulted in numerous initiatives in support of the region’s photonics industry. Effective April 1, the two clusters now operate under the Minalogic banner. The consolidation of the two has led to the inauguration […] >>