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Four CEA-Grenoble buildings (40, D5, C4, and D4) will be rehabilitated to improve their energy performance. The work, financed to the tune of €12 million through the French government’s economic recovery package, will kick off this year and be completed in 2022 and 2023. Building D5, home to Irig lab facility, will get an all-new […] >>

Irig recently received a 250 kV X-ray irradiator with a maximum dose rate of 10 Gy/min. The new equipment is dedicated to the CEA’s radiobiology program, where it is being used by the four Irig labs that provided the funds for the purchase. The labs are investigating the effects of low doses on cells and […] >>

G2Elab recently acquired a particularly buzz-worthy piece of characterization equipment. The eagerly-awaited TF3000, a state-of-the-art ferroelectric tester from aixACCT, will also be useful to scientists at TIMA, LTM, and LMGP. The tester will provide a host of new characterization capabilities that scientists will be able to use to test solid materials and thin films, evaluate […] >>

For the past four years, Spintec has been working on a STT-MRAM memory point geometry that eliminates an etching step that degrades the magnetic layer. Their research required in-depth knowledge of the magnetic behavior of the memory points, which are deposited on 230 nm pillars spaced 400 nm apart. So, they went to the Nanocharacterization […] >>

The eight schools of Grenoble INP-UGA and the INP preparatory program will hold their Open House on Saturday, February 27. For the first time ever, the event will be 100% virtual. Each of the schools, including Phelma, will have its own virtual exhibit booth, plus hangouts and breakout spaces for one-to-one meetings. Around 20 people […] >>