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LMGP, a CNRS joint research unit affiliated with Grenoble Institute of Technology, got a new management team on January 1 of this year. Franz Bruckert and Carmen Jiménez were appointed Director and Deputy Director, respectively. They succeed Bernard Chenevier and François Weiss. Mr. Bruckert is a faculty member in the Biophysics Department at Grenoble Institute […] >>

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 […] >>

The geometry of gallium nitride (GaN) wires makes it tough to characterize a single wire’s electrical properties and n and p doping. Researchers from Leti and Institut Néel have found a solution. Using electronic lithography, the researchers connected a wire attached to an insulating substrate to four metal blocks and created a source of heat […] >>

Researchers from Leti, Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne, and Gemalto recently produced a smartcard pushbutton on a flexible material (PET) using inkjet printing. The technique differs from screen printing in that it does not require the use of masks. The researchers presented their results at the 2013 IEEE Holm Conference, where Daniele Sette, Ph.D. […] >>

Toxicology studies often look at the effects of exposure to high doses of pollutants. However, are the effects underestimated for smaller doses? INAC recently examined how polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)—present in emissions from motor vehicles and heating systems—damage DNA. The researchers observed the formation of covalent adducts, which modify gene sequences and participate in the […] >>