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Now Leti researchers can test wireless connections without having to perform costly and time-consuming on-site tests. Leti (via the IRT NanoElec research institute) has recently acquired a wireless channel emulator—the first of its kind in France. It lets engineers easily test the effects of electromagnetic environments (like multipath channels) and electromagnetic disruptors on the performance […] >>

The MINATEC nanocharacterization platform now boasts two new state-of-the-art machines: a rapid plasma etching system using xenon ions; and a unique x-ray tomographic microscope for generating 3D images. This cutting-edge equipment will help scientists better understand and improve the reliability of large-scale 3D components. The etching system operates some 60 times faster than conventional gallium-ion-beam […] >>

Two new biotech start-ups moved into the MINATEC High-Tech Building (BHT) on January 1. Cellipse is a R&D company focusing on new therapies targeting LIM kinases (to treat certain types of leukemia and sarcoma, for instance). The company is expected to sign cooperation agreements with CEA labs and strengthen its ties with other BHT tenants […] >>

Leti is gearing up to deliver sixteen bolometer matrices with wavelengths of 200, 350, and 450 microns for the APEX telescope in Chile. The telescope, located at 5,100 meters above sea level on the Chajnantor plateau, already boasts four 350-micron matrices delivered by Leti in June 2013. The bolometers serve as the eyes of the […] >>

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) expert David Muñoz-Rojas joined LMGP in November as a CNRS researcher. He uses a spatial atomic layer deposition method at low temperature and ambient pressure in order to eliminate the constraints of using a vacuum chamber and more easily scale up processes for industrial rollout. This new approach to ALD—very versatile […] >>