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Leti showed off its anti-collision-system prototype for drones at CES 2018. The system is the world’s first to provide 360-degree protection from stationary and moving obstacles. Infrared laser sensors detect obstacles, while an algorithm implemented on a commercially-available microcontroller fuses the data and corrects the drone’s trajectory. The complete system weighs in at less than […] >>

The indicators used to diagnose sleep apnea—heart and respiratory rates, stress, blood oxygen level—can now be measured at home with a simple wristband. Leti showcased the innovative device at CES 2018 and is working with manufacturing partners to get the product out to medical professionals. The complete solution includes the wristband (with optical and electrical […] >>

The Experimenta 2018 art and science fair will be held at Maison MINATEC on February 8–10, 2018. A total of 23 systems designed by scientists and artists will be on display this year and are expected to bring in the usual crowds. Visitors will also be able to take advantage of ten panel talks: three […] >>

GIANT, a partner of MIT’s Global Teaching Labs program, will host five MIT students for four weeks in January. The MIT undergrads in the program must complete teaching assignments abroad. They will teach—in French—the high school students participating in the Nano@School program and will help to develop and facilitate new workshops on low-tech solutions and […] >>

Emmanuel Sabonnadière was appointed Director of Leti on November 20. He plans to support the institute’s science and technology activities and bolster its ties to industry through partnership and innovation-transfer activities. Sabonnadière earned an engineering degree from Compiègne University and completed his PhD in Physics at Ecole Centrale de Lyon. He brings 25 years of […] >>