News : Life @ MINATEC

In July a 300 sq. m mural on the Avenue des Martyrs side of the CEA’s 10.03 building was unveiled. The mural illustrates themes like science, innovation, athletics, disability, diversity, and movement. It also heralds in the 2021 Summer Games, a sporting event for research organizations across Europe. CEA Grenoble will co-host the Games with […] >>

With no end to social distancing in sight, Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma is taking 2020 Partners Day online. The October 15 event will provide an opportunity for the school’s 650 students (third-year undergrad and Master’s) and recent graduates to participate in a day of online job dating. The goal is to match candidates with businesses […] >>

France began easing its Covid-19 restrictions almost two months ago. As we move into summer, life on the MINATEC campus is gradually returning to normal. Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma students will not return to campus until at least September. The school’s faculty and staff are back, however, but with a maximum of 40% of a […] >>

Touch interfaces can now effectively simulate the feel of sand, fabric, or a control panel button, an advance made possible by placing ceramic piezoelectric switches on a screen and making them vibrate at several dozen kHz. However, the switches must be bonded to the screen manually, which augments production costs. Leti has found a solution in […] >>

How well did Phelma navigate the shift to 100% online learning? It was hard to get things going. Our faculty had to reorganize their entire course loads on very short notice. The videoconferencing tools we had couldn’t handle the capacity: We only had ten Zoom licenses at the time. But everyone rolled up their sleeves […] >>