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Enerbee, a two-year-old startup specializing in micro-generators that harvest energy from movement, has turned a corner in its development. The company will now leverage its proprietary technology to develop self-powering connected ventilation systems, ultimately carving out a position on a high-added-value, IoT-related market. Enerbee will present a prototype at CES* Las Vegas in January. The […] >>

Fluoptics has carved out the top slot on Europe’s real-time fluorescence imaging solutions market. The company has implemented more than 100 of its Fluobeam® non-invasive surgical-assistance systems in sixteen countries. Fluoptics’ technology is currently the only one in the world capable of generating images of parathyroid glands using light during tricky thyroid surgery—ultimately improving patient […] >>

The GreEn-ER center for innovation in renewable resources and energy has been up and running for a year now. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on December 5. Every day, some 1,500 people—students enrolled at Ense3 and in Masters programs like Grenoble-Alps University’s UFR Phitem and researchers from G2ELAB* and the Institut Carnot Énergies du […] >>

IMEP-LaHC and Leti will host a meeting on March 10, 2017 on RF and millimeter wave integrated circuits and systems, which have direct applications in radar, sensor networks, and the Internet of Things. The meeting will focus on reliability, ultra-low-power, achieving frequencies up to 150 GHz and beyond, and embedded and in situ characterization. The […] >>

Inac has started publishing video content on its website and on YouTube. The latest additions are the profiles of four basic-science researchers who boldly volunteered to be featured. The short—under four minute—videos are simple and straightforward, showing the people behind the science happening in Inac labs. Inac has also published a video presenting the institute. […] >>